IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 3133 of 2001 Between: 1 Sri Habeeb Abdulah, (Muslim) S/o. Habeeb Hussain, R/o. Hyderabad. 2 Mrs Suriender Kaur, W/o. Late Jagdish Singh, R/o. Hyderabad. 3 Mr.Harjeet Singh, S/o. Late Jagdish Singh, R/o. Hyderabad. 4 Sri Subhan Ali Mohd, (Muslim) S/o. Md.Bhai Gawlani, R/o. Adilabad. 5 Sri.Hyderali Meghjani, (Muslim) S/o. Ismaile Meghjani, R/o. Adilabad. 6 Sri.Sadruddin Ismail Meghjani, (Muslim) S/o. Ismaile Meghjani, R/o. Adilabad. 7 Sri.Ramazan Ali, (Muslim) S/o. Sri.S.Gawlani, R/o. Adilabad. 8 Sri B.Gangadhar, (Hindu) S/o. B.Rajeshwar Khathri, R/o. Adilabad. 9 Sri B.Pothannam, R/o. Adilabad. 10 Smt.G.Renuka, (Hindu) W/o. G.Arun Kumar, R/o. Adilabad. 11 Sri B.Radha Krishna, (Hindu) S/o. Pattabhiramaiah, R/o. Adilabad. 12 Sri L.Rameshwar, (Hindu) S/o. Maruthi Rao, R/o. Adilabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Director General of Police, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 2 Superintendent of Police, Adilabad. 3 Superintendent of Police, Nizamabad. 4 Superintendent of Police, Medak District. 5 Superintendent of Police, Ranga Reddy District. 6 Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 7 Superintendent of Police, Mahaboobnagar. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, preferably one in the nature of writ of mandamus. directing the respondents herein adn their subordinate checking officers not to seize or collect compounding fee launching criminal prosecution etc., the alleged violation of the provisions of Sec.192-A of M.V.Act under Sec.200 of M.V.Act, 1988 in respect of the Petitionerr's Passenger Vehicles detailed in the Annexure covered by All India Tourist Vehicles Permuts declaring that the respondents and their subordinates have noauthority of law to do so, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.N.JWALA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 3133 OF 2001 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner seeks to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the police authorities in seizing or collecting the compounding fee under Sections 192 A and 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, as illegal. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the transport authorities are only seizing the vehicles and taking action under Sections 192-A and 200 of the Act and the police authorities had a routine check, while performing their duties and they have not seized and compounded any fee as there is no notification authorizing the police officials to impose fine or compound the offence. In view of the aforesaid statement made by the counsel and in view of the interim direction granted by this Court on 23.2.2001, no further orders are required to be passed in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J Date: 02.04.2008 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Director General of Police, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 2 Superintendent of Police, Adilabad. 3 Superintendent of Police, Nizamabad. 4 Superintendent of Police, Medak District. 5 Superintendent of Police, Ranga Reddy District. 6 Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 7 Superintendent of Police, Mahaboobnagar. 8. 2CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court buildings, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad 9. 2CD copies