THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.12903 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri Ashok Talla, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. At their request, the Writ Petition is being taken up for disposal at the stage of admission. The petitioner is an Educational Institution. It owns a school bus bearing Registration No.MH 04 G 4649. According to the petitioner, while the said vehicle was being sent to mechanic shed for general service and was brought back after general service to the petitioner-School on 02.06.2010, the third respondent-Motor Vehicle Inspector seized the vehicle and issued a Vehicle Check Report, wherein, he observed that the vehicle was plying as contract carriage without permit, Insurance Certificate, Pollution Certificate and valid Driving License. Under Section 207 (2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 {“the Act” for brevity}, when a motor vehicle has been seized and detained under sub-section (1), the owner or person in charge of the motor vehicle may apply to the transport authority or any officer authorized in this behalf by the State Government together with the relevant documents for the release of the vehicle and such authority or officer may, after verification of such documents, by order release the vehicle subject to such conditions as the authority or officer may deem fit to impose. Rule 448-B of the A.P. Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 {“the Rules” for brevity}, prescribes the procedure and the prescribed fee for making such an application. Sri Ashok Talla, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that an application in this regard would be made within one {1} week. The first respondent shall, within three {3} days from the date of receipt of such application, consider the same in accordance with Section 207 (2) of the Act and Rule 448-B of the Rules and pass orders thereupon. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. ______________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) 9th June 2010 Note: CC by two days B/O RRB