IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 13231 of 2009 Between: Mohd. Munwar, S/o. Shaik Bhikeeem, R/o. H.No. 3-138, Old Bazar, Wanaparthy, Mahaboobnagar ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. 2 The Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector, Shapur Check Post, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 action of the 2nd respondent in seizing and detaining the petitioner's Good Carriage vehicle bearing Reg. No. AET-1572 under Vehicle Check Report No. 0770039 dt. 10-6-2009 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and consequently direct the respondents herein to release the vehicle bearing Reg. No. AET-1572 Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri M.Layeeq Khan Counsel for the Respondents: Government Pleader for Transport The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) It is the case of the petitioner that though he submitted an application for release of his goods carriage vehicle bearing registration No. AET-1572, the same is not being released. 2. The learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondents has submitted that the application submitted by the petitioner is not in accordance with law. 3. The learned advocate for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner shall submit an application to respondent No. 1 for release of his vehicle in accordance with law, as soon as possible. He has further submitted that the petitioner shall abide by the conditions so that his vehicle can be released. 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that within four days from the date of receipt of the application, respondent No. 1 shall release the vehicle on conditions, which might be imposed by him. 5. In view of the above direction, the petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 6th July, 2009 ks