IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.10592 of 2009 Between: M. K. Gopalakrishna ...Petitioner And 1. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Central Zone, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Motor Vehicles Inspector, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad Central Zone, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. ...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 action of the respondents in seizing the petitioner’s vehicle bearing Registration No.KA-02-MT-9000 vide the 2nd respondent's Vehicle Check Report No.2759830, dated 02.05.2009 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unreasonable and consequently direct the respondents to release the said vehicle forthwith to the petitioner herein. Counsel for the Petitioner : Smt. M. Vinobha Devi Counsel for the respondents : Government Pleader for Transport The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) 1) The petitioner has made a grievance that his vehicle bearing Registration No.KA-02-MT-9000 has been detained by the respondent authorities, and in spite of submitting an application dated 18th May, 2009, no action has been taken for release of the said vehicle. 2) Without going into the merits of the case, we record the statement made by the learned Government Pleader that the petitioner’s application will be decided as soon as possible, and dispose of the petition with a direction that the application dated 18th May, 2009, which has been annexed to the affidavit supporting the petition, shall be decided by respondent No.1 on or before 2nd July, 2009. 3) If a copy of the application dated 18th May, 2009 has not been received by respondent No.1, he shall treat the copy annexed to the petition as a copy which has been forwarded to him and shall decide the said application as directed hereinabove. 4) In view of the above direction, the petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 22nd June, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. ……REGISTRAR Note: Issue copy by 23.6.2009. (BO) To 1. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Central Zone, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Motor Vehicles Inspector, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad Central Zone, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 3. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. Two C.D. copies. ARS