HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.722 of 2010 Date: January 22, 2010 Between: Satish Kolloju, S/o. Bikshapathi, Occ: Driver, R/o.3-6-278, Gudibandal, Hanamkonda, Warangal District … Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Transport Department, rep. by its Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and another … Respondents Order: The petitioner claims to be the registered owner of the three-wheeled goods vehicle – LMV bearing registration No.AP-36W-5557, which was seized by the second respondent, Motor Vehicle Inspector, Warangal on 14- 10-200, under vehicle check report No.1053246 on the ground that R.C., proof of payment of tax, FC, IC, PUC and driving licence were not produced and an amount of Rs.10,600/- was not paid, for failure to produce relevant documents. Thus, he filed the present writ petition seeking directions to the respondents to release the said vehicle. When the matter is taken up, learned Government Pleader for Transport has placed before this court the instructions obtained by him, as per which the petitioner is liable to pay a sum of Rs.3,710/- towards tax, penalty of Rs.6,890/- and Rs.3,075/- towards compounding fee. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in similar circumstances, this court has disposed of several writ petitions directing the release of the vehicles seized on payment of tax and compounding fee and so far as the penalty is concerned, the respondents have to complete enquiry and pass appropriate orders expeditiously. The said submission is not disputed by the learned Government Pleader. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to release the vehicle of the petitioner bearing registration No.AP-36W-5557 on his paying the tax and compounding fee. So far as the penalty is concerned, the respondents are directed to complete the enquiry expeditiously and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J January 22, 2010 MRR