The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.1880 of 2010 Order: Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondents. With their consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal at the stage of admission. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner has questioned the seizure of his vehicle bearing registration No.AP 04V 5970 by the second respondent vide Vehicle Check Report No.3188817, dated 15th October, 2009, as being illegal and arbitrary. A perusal of the check report reveals that the petitioner has not been paying the vehicle tax from the quarter ending 30th September, 2008, onwards and that on 15th October, 2009, the vehicle in question was found to be carrying overload of 7410 kgs and was being plied by violating the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader for respondents that the petitioner has not paid the tax for six quarters i.e., for the period from 30- 09-2008 to 31-12-2009, which comes to Rs.38,640/-. It is further submitted that on the allegation of over-loading in the vehicle, the petitioner is liable to pay a penalty of Rs.7,500/-, apart from other penalties to be levied on other allegations. The question with regard to levying of penalty on the violations, alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, is a matter for inquiry by the respondents. Inasmuch as the vehicle in question was seized on 15th October, 2009, and is kept idle since then and the inquiry is not yet commenced, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents to release the petitioner’s vehicle on deposit of an amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only), and also filing an affidavit to the effect that he will not alienate or transfer the said vehicle to third parties, pending final orders to be passed by the competent authority. The deposit to be made pursuant to this order, shall be subject to the final orders to be passed by the competent authority. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Dated 3rd February, 2010 lur