IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 5904 of 2009 Between: M.Pentaiah S/o.Hanumaiah, R/o.Andhavelli Village, Kagaznagar Mandal, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Road Transport Authority, Mancherial, Adilabad District. 2 The Motor Vehicle Inspector, Asifabad, Adilabad 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 issue a writ or order or direction or writ specially writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in seizing the Tractor and Trailer bearing Nos. AP 01 M 5725 and AP 1T 9331/T/T respectively of the petitioner vide Vehicle Check Report No. 0869443 dated 6.3.2009 by the 2nd respondent on 6.3.2009 and consequential issue of show cause notice No. 166/A2/2009 dated 7.3.2009 of the Licensing Officer, Mancherial, Adilabad District and 1st respondent as arbitrary, illegal, high handed one and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to release the Tractor and Trailer bearing Nos. AP 01 M 5725 and AP 1T 9331/T/T in favour of Petitioner immediately. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.NARAYANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned advocate for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition so as to enable the petitioner to submit an application to the respondent authorities for release of the vehicle. He has further submitted that the petitioner would pay the amount of unpaid tax, if the vehicle is to be released. Permission to withdraw the petition is granted. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. If an application for release of the vehicle in question is submitted along with the tax and compound fees, we are sure that the application shall be considered by the respondents in accordance with law. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 20th March, 2009. ks