IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17021 of 2004 Between: Mother Teresa P.G.College, rep.by its Transport Correspondent K.M.Mani, R/o.232, NFC Nagar, Ghatkesar, Ranga Reddy Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Registering Authority, (Regional Transport officer,) (East Zone,) Uppal, RR Dist. 2 The Motor Vehicles Inspector, Uppal, RR Dist. .....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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the seizure and continued detention of petitioner's Education Institution Bus bearing Regd. No.AP29 T 1639 seized under vehicle check Report No.0734823 dated 14-9-2004 by the 2nd respondent i.e., the Motor vehicles Inspector, Uppal, Ranga Reddy District as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, unconstitutional and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents to release the petitioner's vehicle Educational Institution Bus bearing Regd. No.AP29 T 1639, forthwith to the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.RAJANIKANTH JWALA Counsel for the Respondents : MR VALLAPUREDDY GOPAL REDDY The Court at the admission stage, made the following : ORDER : (per Sri Bilal Nazki, J) Heard learned Counsel for the parties. With their consent, the Writ Petition is disposed of at this stage. It appears that the petitioner’s vehicle has been seized for violating the conditions of permit and for some other alleged offences. In the interest of justice, we dispose of this Writ Petition at this stage, directing release of vehicle subject to payment of tax due by the petitioner, without prejudice to his rights in the enquiry and further subject to filing an undertaking to the effect that he shall not alienate or in any way encumber the vehicle. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ________________ (BILAL NAZKI, J) 22nd September, 2004. ____________________ (S.ANANDA REDDY, J) N.B:- Wire at party’s cost. (B/o) ajr To 1 The Registering Authority, (Regional Transport officer,) (East Zone,) Uppal, RR Dist. 2 The Motor Vehicles Inspector, Uppal, RR Dist. 3 Two C.D. copies.