HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No:2032 OF 2008 Dated:05.02.2008 Between: Smt. Sana Khan ..Petitioner And 1. The Assistant Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, (Central Zone) Khairtabad, Hyderabad and another. ..Respondents. HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No:2032 OF 2008 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) The present writ petition is filed seeking to declare the seizure of the vehicle of the petitioner bearing No.AP/28W - 3669 under vehicle check report No.1129701 dated 30.1.2008 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to direct the respondents to release the vehicle of the petitioner forthwith. The vehicle in question was seized by the 2nd respondent on 30.1.2008 for certain irregularities alleged to have been committed by the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner is that the enquiry will take its own time and in the mean time, the vehicle, which has been kept in open place, would be subjected to natural decay due to sun and rain and therefore, she approached the 1st respondent for release of the vehicle. But the 1st respondent has refused to release the same. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Transport. Since no purpose would be served by keeping the vehicle in the custody of the respondents and the vehicle would be subjected to natural decay due to sun and rain, We feel it a fit case wherein the vehicle in question can be directed to be released but subject to certain conditions. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to release the vehicle in question forthwith to the interim custody of the petitioner subject to the condition of the petitioner paying the admitted tax and also on production of original documents besides furnishing an undertaking to the effect that she would not transfer the vehicle pending enquiry and that she would produce the vehicle as and when the same is required by the respondent-authorities in the course of enquiry and investigation. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari _________________ Justice G. Rohini Date: 5th February, 2008 Note: Communicate by wire at party’s costs (BO) Nn/Gurc. HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No:2032 OF 2008 (Order delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) 05.2.2008