IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 9492 of 2010 Between: O.Sataiah ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI) The Show Cause Notice in Memo No. 8851/B3/RRE/2010 dated 17.4.2010 issued by the second respondent, calling upon the petitioner, who is registered owner of the vehicle bearing number AP-29/Q-2331 to explain as to why an amount of Rs.1,23,210/- towards tax for the period from 30.3.2008 to 31.3.2010 including life tax and Rs.43,920/- towards penalty, should not be collected from him, is questioned in this writ petition. On 25.2.2010, the third respondent had stopped the above vehicle proceeding from Hayath Nagar to Ghatkesar and on checking the same, it was found that the vehicle was being plied without registration certificate, without driving licence and without payment of life time and tax after 30.3.2007 and, therefore, he detained the same, in exercise of powers under Sec. 207 of the Motor Vehicle Act read with Rule 8 of the AP MVI Act. Consequently, the second respondent issued the above show cause notice calling for explanation of the petitioner within seven days. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. The writ petitioner, as can be seen from the facts, assails the show cause notice issued by the second respondent. The petitioner, without submitting explanation to the show cause notice has filed the present writ petition invoking extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, without adverting to merits or otherwise of the contentions raised herein, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to approach the second respondent and raise all the objections available to him under law, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari __________________________ Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao April 26, 2010 CC within a week //BO// MAS