THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.16037 OF 2011 Dated: 14.06.2011 Between: Ch.Varalakshmi … Petitioner AND The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Khammam, Khammam District … Respondent This Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.16037 OF 2011 O R D E R: The petitioner claims to be the owner of goods vehicle bearing No. AP 20 X 1432. The said vehicle was seized on 01.05.2011 vide vehicle check report No.0698122 alleging that it was found plying with overload of 3920 Kgs. Subsequently, the vehicle was released on 20.05.2011 accepting the compound fees paid by the petitioner under Section 200(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act with a direction that the said vehicle should not ply till 06.06.2011. However, the original permit of the vehicle has been retained by the respondent. On 07.06.2011 the petitioner approached the respondent and requested for return of original permit of the vehicle. Alleging that in spite of repeated requests, the respondent did not return the original permit, the present writ petition has been filed seeking a declaration that the said action of the respondent is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondent. The fact that the petitioner had paid the compound fees and that even the period of suspension of the petitioner’s permit was over has not been disputed by the learned Government Pleader. In the circumstances, as rightly submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the respondent is not justified in retaining the original permit of the vehicle. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to release the original permit of the petitioner’s vehicle bearing No.AP 20 X 1432, provided the same is not required in connection with any other case. No costs. __________ G.ROHINI, J JUNE 14, 2011 Ivd