IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 4602 of 2009 Between: N. Raju, S/o. Sri Narasimhaiah, R/o. # 241, 9th Cross 2nd Phase, Manjunatha Nagar, Bangalore. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Licensing Officer and Secretary, Regional Transport Officer, Chittoor. 2 Motor Vehicles Inspector, Palamaner, Chittoor District. 3 The Station House Officer, Palamaner Police Station, Palamaner, Chittoor 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 order or writ one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari and quash the Demand Notice in R.No.41908/B2/2008, dt.11-2-2008 issued by the 1st respondent by declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in seizing and detaining the vehicle bearing Regd.No. KA 02 C 6577 belong to the petitioner, vide Check Report No. 0393624, dt.21-12-2008 by the 2nd respondent as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and further direct the respondents 1 & 3 to release the vehicle bearing No. KA 02 C 6577 to the petitioner immediately. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT. N. SHOBA Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned Advocate for the petitioner has submitted that the vehicle in question has already been released and therefore the grievance ventilated in the petition does not survive. Learned Advocate for the petitioner has, however, submitted that the petitioner has paid Rs.47,775/-, whereas as per the revised notice the petitioner had to pay only Rs.44,100/-. Looking to the above fact, we are sure that the respondent authorities shall return the excess amount recovered by the authorities immediately upon receiving a formal application demanding the said amount from the petitioner, if it is correct. The petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. ______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ ______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 06.7.2009 bnr