IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 9654 OF 2010 Between: B.L. Transport, New No. 46, Old No. 90, Moore Street, II Floor, Chennai – 1, Rep.by its Manager, Mr. G.Amarnath Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Transport Commissioner and another others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. This writ petition is moved for declaring action of the third respondent – Motor Vehicle Inspector, Nellore, in seizing the petitioner’s vehicle – wheel loader bearing registration No. TN-07-5355 on the ground that the A.P. Motor Vehicles Tax has not been paid, as the vehicle is registered in the neighbouring Tamilnadu State. It is pointed out that the invoice value of this vehicle is to the order of Rs.3,50,000/- and the life tax of this has not been paid to the State. Hence, the Motor Vehicle Inspector has seized the vehicle. We direct that the vehicle be released on receipt of a sum of Rs.1,75,000/- (Rupees one lakh seventy five thousands only) within a period of two weeks from today, granting liberty to the respondents to further enquire and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. The petitioner shall give an undertaking that the vehicle shall not be alienated till such time the enquiry is completed. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari __________________________ Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao April 28, 2010 Copy within two days //BO// MAS