HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.22449 of 2011 Date : 9-8-2011 Between: St. Pauls School, Ghatkesar, Ranga Reddy District .. Petitioner And The Regional Transport Authority, Ranga Reddy (East), Ranga Reddy District and another .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri K.Ratnam Counsel for respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Transport The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seizing bus bearing No.AP 09 ULTR 7662 vide vehicle check report No.1947343, dated 5-8-2011 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to respondent No.1 to release its bus. The bus belonging to the petitioner was seized under the above mentioned check report on the following allegations : 1. No proof of tax for Q.E. 30-9-2011; 2. W/a F.C. (2) w/o. permit 3. I/c not produced; and 4. The above vehicle is unregistered hence plying as EIB. The petitioner pleaded that when the bus was being taken for registration, the same was seized and therefore the documents as pointed out by the respondents could not be produced. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, has stated that his client has filed an application to accept compounding of the alleged offence by receiving Rs.10,000/-. He has however stated that no application for release of the vehicle was filed. Under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 r/w. Rule 448-B of the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, the owner of the vehicle is entitled to approach the competent authority seeking release of the vehicle and the competent authority is empowered to consider such application and pass an appropriate order. It is only in the event of the petitioner not being successful in his attempt to get the vehicle released from the competent authority, that he can approach this court. In this view of the matter, the petitioner is permitted to file an application for release of its bus. Within three days of filing such an application, respondent No.1 shall consider the same and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, WPMP No.27397/2011 is disposed of as infructuous. _________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 9-8-2011 AM