SBCWP NO.2805/01. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR. O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.2805/2001. Rajendra Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr. Date of order:- May 14, 2009. Hon'ble Mr.Justice Mohammad Rafiq Shri Prateek Singh for the petitioner. Shri Pradeep Kalwania, Additional Government Counsel. **** BY THE COURT:- This is an old matter of 2001 against the order of assessment dated 16/2/1994 passed by the District Transport Officer, Bharatpur and the demand notice passed thereupon. 2) Originally when writ petition was filed, vehicle of the petitioner was seized and it was thereafter directed to be released pursuant to the interim-order passed by this Court on 12/5/1994 on the condition of petitioner furnishing a solvent security to the satisfaction of the D.T.O. 3) Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that this is an old matter and he has to verify whether the petitioner is still willing to prosecute the same or not. SBCWP NO.2805/01. 2 4) This is indeed an old matter but at the same time respondents in reply to the writ petition have submitted that the impugned-order was passed after show cause notice to the petitioner and thereafter he filed application for compounding of the matter and in that situation, penalty was imposed and matter was compounded. Alternatively, they have submitted that petitioner has the alternate remedy of appeal under Section 14 of the Rajasthan Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1951. 5) If petitioner still is aggrieved, he may even now within a period of four months from today, file appeal before the appellate authority in terms of Section 14. Interim-order passed by this Court in that event shall remain co-terminus with the decision of appeal so filed. If appeal is not filed, interim-order would lapse after expiry of three months. With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. anil