HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 13907 OF 2011 Wednesday, the Fourth day of May, Two Thousand and Eleven Between Mohd. Ilyas Petitioner AND The Asst. Secretary, Regional Transport Authority (East Zone) Malakpet, Hyderabad and another Respondents THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER(per the Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) The petitioner is the owner of contract carriage No. KA/01B-6051. The said vehicle was stopped and checked while proceeding from Mumbai to Hyderabad and found carrying 42 passengers paying individual fare at the rate of Rs.700/- each and, therefore, the vehicle was seized on the ground that the owner had contravened the Rules, which attracts tax at Rs.3675/- per seat per quarter ending for 42 seats and misused the permit, vide Check Report dated 30.4.2011 of the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Sangareddy, Medak District, the second respondent. Questioning the same the present writ petition is filed. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport fairly conceded that the vehicle can be released subject to payment of Rs.20,000/- and filing an undertaking that the vehicle will not be transferred, alienated or change its nature and to produce the vehicle before the concerned authorities as and when required. Having regard to the fact that similar writ petitions are disposed of directing release of the vehicle, the respondents are directed to release the vehicle bearing No.KA/01B-6051 in favour of the petitioner subject to payment of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousands) and filing an undertaking that he shall not transfer, alienate or change the nature of the vehicle and shall produce the vehicle before the concerned authorities as and when required during the course of enquiry. With the above direction the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________________ Justice A.Gopal Reddy _____________________ Justice G.Chandraiah May 4, 2011 Operative portion by wire at Petitioner’s cost //BO// MAS/SJ THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH ORDER IN WRIT PETITION NO. 13907 OF 2011 (Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) Dated: 4th May, 2011