IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 19428 of 2008 Between: S. Venkat Reddy, S/o. Manikya Reddy, Hindu, R/o. A-9 and 10 AIE, Balanagar, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Motor Vehicle Inspector, RTA, Ranga Reddy (East), Uppal, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ order or direction more one in the nature of Writof Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent in not releasing the Vehicle bearing No. AP 28 W 6799 registered with the 1st respondent oﬃce which was seized under the Vehicle Check Report No. 1471672 dated 29- 8-2008 by the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to release the said vehicle in favour of the Petitioner forthwith and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.SRIKANTH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND HON’BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.No.19428 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: (per T HE HON’BLE MRS. JUST ICE T .MEENA KUMARI) Seeking a writ of mandamus declaring action of the second respondent in seizing the petitioner’s vehicle bearing Registration AP 28 W 6799 vide Vehicle Check Report No. 1471672 dated 29.08.2008, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to release the said vehicle to the petitioner, pending enquiry, the petitioner ﬁled this writ petition. Petitioner is registered owner of the above said vehicle and had been operating the same as a contract carriage bus. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the vehicle was seized on 29.8.2008 even though there was no violation of the conditions of permit and more so without there being any tax liability in respect of the said vehicle. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondents. The learned Government Pleader for Transport submits that the driver of the vehicle has violated the conditions of permit and therefore the vehicle has been seized. Having regard to the fact that there is no tax liability in respect of the vehicle seized, without expressing any opinion on merits, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to release the vehicle bearing registration No.AP 28 W 6799, subject to the payment of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) and furnishing an undertaking to the eﬀect that the vehicle in question will not be alienated and no encumbrance will be created and that the petitioner shall produce the vehicle as and when required by the respondents. It is made clear that the amount paid pursuant to this order, shall be subject to the result of the enquiry. With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ T.MEENA KUMARI, J. ___________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. 10-8-2008 Asp/gs