THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.21860 of 2011 Dated 03rd August, 2011 Between: Sri Akbar Khan …Petitioner And The Assistant Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, (South Zone), Bahadurpura, Hyderabad and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri B.Siva Rama Krishnaiah Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Transport The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the seizure of the petitioner’s vehicle bearing registration No.AP12V-5786 under Vehicle Check Report No.1589092, dated 01.08.2011, of respondent No.2, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri B.Siva Rama Krishnaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner, while fairly conceding that his client has not filed an application before respondent No.1 for release of the vehicle, placed before the Court a copy of the order of the Division Bench in W.P.No.11755 of 2000, dated 05.07.2000, the relevant portion of which, is re-produced hereunder: “The vehicle bearing No.KA01A-3284 of the petitioner was seized on 01.07.2000 under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act and detained at Zaheerabad check post on the ground that it violated the permit conditions and plied as express stage carriage between Mumbai and Hyderabad. The petitioner, therefore, seeks release of the Vehicle. The petitioner has to approach the first respondent with an application accompanied with fee of Rs.25/-. If such application is presented in the office of the first respondent, the same shall be disposed of forthwith. It is made clear that the respondents shall not insist on the payment of differential tax which is yet to be determined as held by this Court in W.P.No.26065 of 1999 and batch dated 28.01.2000.” In view of the same and following the final order, the petitioner is permitted to file an application for release of the vehicle before respondent No.1. Within two days of receipt of such an application, respondent No.1 shall dispose of the same without insisting on payment of differential tax. It is, however, made clear that respondent No.1 is entitled to impose any other conditions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1963 as he deems fit and proper. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.26628 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 03rd August, 2011 Note: Issue CC by tomorrow. (b/o) VGB