IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 6684 of 2009 Between: Smt. N. Rama Devi W/o. N. Ramgopal R/o.8/576,Main Bazar, Tadipatri, Ananthapur District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Transport Commissioner, Anantapur, Anantapur District 2 The Motor Vehicle Inspector, RTA Hyderabad (Central) Driving Testing Track, Nagole, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS 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 writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in seizing and detaining the petitioner vehicle bearing Registration No.AP 02QW 4946 vide vehicle Check Report No.170049 dated 20.3.2009 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequentially direct the respondents to release the vehicle forthwith to the petitioner in the interest of justice and grant such other relief and reliefs as this Hon`ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. NOUSHAD ALI Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) The petitioner has made a grievance that her vehicle bearing No.AP 02W 4946 has been seized and in spite of giving an application dt.23.3.2009 to the first respondent, no action has been taken by the respondent authorities in pursuance of the said application. 2. Learned Government Pleader of appearing for the respondents has submitted that the application, which has been referred to at page 12 of the material papers, has not been received by the registry of the respondents. However, the respondents shall take note of the copy of the application, which is at page 12 of the material papers and copy of challan, which has been annexed to material papers at page 13. 3. As an application dt.23.3.2009 has already been filed by the petitioner, we direct the first respondent to dispose of the said application within seven days from today by taking appropriate action. 4 With the above directions, the petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 31.3.2009 bnr Note: C.C. by 1.4.2009. (B.O) bnr