IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9946 of 2004 Between: N. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, S/o N. Hanumantha Reddy, R/o D.No. 10/279-B, Gulzarpet, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 2.The Motor Vehicle Inspector, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the seizure and continued detention of the petitioner's Tempo-Trax bearing Regd.No. AP 02 C 2588 seized under Vehicle Check Report No. 422604 dt. 20-5-04 by the 2nd respondent, as arbitrary illegal unconstitutional and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith release the petitioner's Tempo-Trax without insisting for payment of tax For the Petitioner: MR.S.D.GOWD, Advocate. For the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER: (PER SRI BN, J) Heard learned Counsel for the parties. The petition is disposed of at this stage. It appears that a vehicle has been seized on the allegation that the required tax has not been paid for it and enquiry is pending. Let the matter be decided in the enquiry by the competent authority after hearing the petitioner. In the meantime, the vehicle be released on payment of the tax component. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 2.The Motor Vehicle Inspector, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 3.Two CCs to the G.P. for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 4.Two C.D copies. LUR