THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.21665 of 2008 ORDER: 1 This Writ Petition is filed questioning the seizure and detaining the semi trailor of the petitioner, which is used to carry the portable stone crushing unit. 2 It is the case of the petitioner that it has purchased a portable stone crushing unit from M/s.Metso Minerals (India) Limited and only for the purpose of transporting the same, it was temporarily fixed on a wheel based platform, which is called as a semi trailor. When the said unit was being transported on the wheel based platform, it was checked and intercepted by the Motor Vehicles Inspector, Integrated Check Post, Bhoraj, Adilabad District. Subsequently the petitioner paid an amount of Rs.14,500/- towards the compounding fee when the matter was referred to the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Adilabad. In spite of the same, the stone crushing unit alone was ordered to be released but the wheel based platform was not released. Hence the present Writ Petition. 3 At the stage of admission, this court, by order dated 29.09.2008 in W.P.M.P.No.28305 of 2008 directed release of the said vehicle on the following terms and conditions. a. The petitioner shall move the vehicle in question from I.C.P. Adilabad and place it at Thrumalagiri villge, Bibinagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. b. The petitioner shall inform the local Road Transport Authority concerned about the installation of the crushing unit at Thirumalagiri village. c. The petitioner shall not more the vehicle in question from Thirumalagiri village without taking permission of the R.T.O. until further orders. 4 Today when the matter is taken up it is submitted that the vehicle has already been released to the petitioner pursuant to the interim orders passed by this court and no further proceedings are initiated for collection of tax. 5 Though the Writ Petition is of the year 2008, no counter affidavit has been filed. As much as the vehicle has already been released in favour of the petitioner pursuant to the interim orders passed by this court, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition confirming the release of the vehicle with the same terms and conditions referred to in the order stated above. However, it is made clear that when there is evasion of tax or any irregularity, it is open for the respondents to take steps in accordance with law. 6 Subject to the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ------------------------ R.Subhash Reddy, J. 28.10.2011 Kvsn