THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.29879 OF 2011 ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed seeking Writ of Mandamus declaring the high handed action of the second respondent in seizing the petitioner’s vehicle bearing No.AP 28 Y 5604 vide his notice dated 04.04.2011 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently to set aside the same. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that in identical circumstances, this Court disposed of W.P.No.14689 of 2011, with the directions as under. “Following the judgment of the Division Bench in Saleem Tours and Travels v. Joint Transport Commissioner and Secretary RTC, Hyderabad (2006 (4) ALD 501 (DB)), the first respondent shall examine the application filed by the petitioner herein for release of the vehicle in question, impose such reasonable conditions as he may consider appropriate and, subject to fulfillment of the conditions, consider directing release of the vehicle. It is open to the petitioner to file an application under Section 207 (2) of the Act read with Rule 448-B of the Rules in case no such application has been filed till date. It is made clear that the first respondent shall pass orders on the application made by the petitioner under Section 207 (2) of the Act read with Rule 448-B of the Rules not later than three days from the date of receipt of the application.” 3. Since the case of the petitioner herein is also similarly situated, following the orders passed in W.P.No.14689 of 2011, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the above directions. No costs. _____________ (K.C.BHANU, J) 10th November 2011 RRB