IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN WRIT PETITION No.2061 of 2011 Between: Tunga Rajakumar. … Petitioner And The A.P. State Financial Corporation, Reptd., by its Managing Director, Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri M.Adam. Counsel for the respondents: Sri M.S.Ramachandra Rao. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seizing the vehicle bearing registration No.AP 15 Y- 3959 on 1-2-2011 without issuing any notice, as illegal and arbitrary. This Court by interim order, dated 4-2-2011, directed release of the said vehicle to the petitioner subject to his paying Rs.50,000/- at the first instance. This Court imposed further conditions that the petitioner shall pay another sum of Rs.50,000/- within 15 days from the date of release of the vehicle and a further sum of Rs.1,00,000/- within 45 days thereafter. Subsequently, on the request of the petitioner, time for payment of the second installment of Rs.50,000/- and, consequently, the time for payment of the third installment were extended by 15 days, by order dated 4-3-2011 of this Court. At the hearing, it has come out that having got the seized vehicle released, the petitioner failed to pay the balance two installments. In my opinion, this conduct of the petitioner in taking undue advantage of the interim order of this Court and failing to comply with the conditions stipulated therein, disentitles him from getting the case adjudicated on merits. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to decide the case on merits by exercising its discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. As a sequel, interim orders, dated 4-2-2011 and 4-3-2011, are vacated and WPMP Nos.2535 and 6090 of 2011 are disposed of as infructuous. ----------------------- --------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:05-11-2011 MNR