WP(C) 6513/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T VAIPHEI I have heard Mr D Sur, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr U R ajbhangshi, the learned Standing counsel appearing for the Transport Department. On going through the writ petition and the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the respondents, I am constrained to observe that this is a clear case of improper e xercise of jurisdiction by the Enforcement Agency of the Transport Department. It is obvious that the documents, namely, original Registration Certificate and original Insurance Certificate etc. were seized, which are reflected in the Seiz ure List dated 14.08.2010 by the respondent No. 3 (Enforcement Agency) only for the failure on the part of the driver of the vehicle to produce his original dri ving licence and the original pollution certificate. The respondent No. 3 ought to have verified the genuineness of the driving licence as well as the pollutio n certificate produced by the driver instead of taking the extreme measure of se izing those documents. The respondent No. 3 could have arrested the driver and took necessary action against him as per law for non-production the original dri ving licence without seizing those documents. This has rendered the vehicle of the petitioner unused and unutilized for almost six months. The vehicle in ques tion is bearing Registration No. AS-01/AS 5224(T) (Tanker). In a case of the tr affic violation of law such as the present case, the respondent No. 3 should hav e been more liberal. Extreme action of the seizing valuation documents of the p etitioner should not have been resorted to unless there is compelling reason to do so. In my opinion, there is absolutely no reason to seize the original Regis tration Certificate and the original Insurance Certificate. However, for non-pr oduction of the original driving licence and the original pollution certificate by the driver of the vehicle, the offences which can be charged against the peti tioner is compoundable in nature. In the result, I do not think it necessary to keep this writ petition pending and the same can be disposed of by directing th e petitioner to approach the respondent No.2-District Transport Officer along wi th the original driving license and the original pollution certificate on or bef ore 30.04.2011. The respondent No. 2 thereafter shall compound the offence for non-production of the original driving license as well as the original pollution certificate and dispose of the same in accordance with law within seven days of the production of those documents by the petitioner. As and when the offence i s compounded, the respondent No. 2 shall release the seize documents to the cust ody of the petitioner within three days thereafter. The respondents No. 2 and 3 are directed not to cause undue harassment to the petitioner hereafter.