IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI BILAL NAZKI THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 13877 of 2005 Between: St. Mary's College of Engineering & Technology rep by Secretary and Correspondent Rev. K.V.K. Rao S/o K.S. Rao Deshmukhi, Near Ramoji Film City, Pochampally Mandal, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 2. The Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector, Medchal, Ranga Reddy District. .....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 Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in seizing and detaining the petitioner's vehicle bearing Reg. No. AP-16-T-4846 vide Vehicle Check Report No. 1572686 dated: 6-11-2004 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to release the Vehicle bearing Reg. No. AP-16- T-4846 and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper inthe circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. D.RAMAN GOPAL Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per Honourable Sri Bilal Nazki, the Acting Chief Justice) Heard learned counsel for parties. The matter is pending before the respondents from 6.11.2004 and the vehicle is seized. We feel that the matter should not have taken so much time to get decided. Therefore, with the consent of the learned counsel for parties, we dispose of the Writ Petition and direct the concerned authorities to dispose of the matter within one week from the date of the receipt of a copy of this order. __________________ BILAL NAZKI, ACJ. 29.6.2005 ___________________ G.CHANDRAIAH, J. VR. NOTE: Copy of the order be made available to the learned counsel for the petitioner within two days. (BO) To 1. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 2. The Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector, Medchal, Ranga Reddy District. 3. Two CCs to Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. Two CD copies. 5. CC to the Counsel for petitioner (OUT).