HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No:2337 OF 2008 Dated:07.02.2008 Between: A. Aslam ..Petitioner And 1. The Regional Transport Officer, Tirupathi, Chittoor District and another. ..Respondents. HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No:2337 OF 2008 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) The present writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the seizure of his vehicle bearing No.TN/01W –9043 under vehicle check report No.1182059 dated 25.1.2008 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to direct the respondents to release his vehicle forthwith. The vehicle in question was seized by the 2nd respondent on 25.01.2008 for certain irregularities alleged to have been committed by the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner is that the enquiry will take its own time and in the mean time, the vehicle, which has been kept in open place, would be subjected to natural decay due to sun and rain and therefore, it is a fit case wherein the vehicle in question can be directed to be released. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. It is the case of the petitioner that during the pendency of enquiry, if the vehicle is kept idle it would be subjected to natural decay due to sun and rain and therefore, the same may be directed to be released. On the other hand, the learned Government Pleader contended that in a case of this nature, if the vehicles are released, they would be taken to the other States and numbers would be changed and therefore, it would be much difficult to proceed with the enquiry in the absence of the vehicle and hence, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. In view of the facts and circumstances and in view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader and in view of the fact that the vehicle was seized just before 10 days, We feel it just and proper to direct the respondents to complete the enquiry within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the Order. Meanwhile, the petitioner is at liberty to file its objections, if any, before the respondents. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari _________________ Justice G. Rohini Date: 7th February, 2008 Nn/Gurc. HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No:2337 OF 2008 (Order delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) 07.02.2008