IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 13074 of 2009 Between: Nagarjuna High School, Rep by its Correspondent, Mr. T. Brij Kishore Singh, S/o Doulath Singh, aged about 41 years, R/o. H.No. 8-129, Ibrahimpatnam, Manchal Road, Near Gram Panchayat, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Motor Vehicle Inspector, RTA, Ibrahimpatnam, Office at Hasthinapuram, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector, RTA, Ibrahimpatnam, Office at Hasthinapuram, Ranga Reddy 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 an order, direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in seizing the petitioner's vehicle by Model name Mahindra Tourister of 17 Seater of Mahendra Company Vehicle bearing No. Temporary Registration No. AP 29-TETR 7365, is illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to release the vehicle by Model name Mahindra Tourister of 17 Seater of Mahendra Company Vehicle bearing No. Temporary Registration No. AP 29-TETR 7365 Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri G. Ravi Mohan Counsel for the Respondents: Government Pleader for Transport The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) The Secretary, Deputy Transport Commissioner, Ranga Reddy District is permitted to be joined as respondent No.3. 2. Looking to the facts of the case, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner would submit an application for release of vehicle Mahindra Tourister of 17 seater bearing temporary registration No. AP 29-TETR 7365 to respondent No. 3 immediately. 3. Upon receipt of the said application, respondent No. 3 shall consider the same and pass appropriate order with regard to the release of the vehicle in accordance with law, within four days from the date of receipt of the application. The petitioner shall abide by the conditions, which may be imposed upon it by respondent No. 3. 4. In view of the above direction, the petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 2nd July, 2009 ks