IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 127 of 2011 Between: R. Shiva Prasad Babu, S/o. Laxmaiah, Kanchikacharla Vilalge & Mandal,,Krishna District, ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Deputy Transport Commissioner & Secretary, RTA, Krishna District 2. The Motor Vehicle Inspector,,Jaggaiahpeta, Krishna District .....RESPONDENT(S) The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition can be disposed of at this stage. The petitioner’s vehicle, a lorry bearing registration No.AP-16-TW-4394 has been intercepted on 30-11-2010 at about 3.45 p.m. near Itavaram and the check report revealed that it has been overloaded by about 10,460 Kgs. Hence, the vehicle has been seized by the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Jaggaiahpeta, Krishna district. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that overloading the vehicle is a compoundable offence in terms of Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act and the petitioner is also liable to pay penalty for overloading. 3. Subject to the writ petitioner agreeing to compound the offence and subject to payment of the penalty for overloading, the respondents will accept the offer of the writ petitioner to compound the offence committed and pass orders to that effect within a maximum period of one week from the receipt of the penalty amount and compounding fee. It is needless to observe that the lorry bearing registration No.AP-16-TW-4394 will be released upon such compounding the offence. 4. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J January 06, 2011 PN/RNS HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.127 of 2011 January 06, 2011