THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21659 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed questioning the seizure and detaining the petitioner’s semi trailor, which is used to carry the portable stone crushing unit. 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 Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector, Integrated Check Post, Bhoraj, Adilabad District. Subsequently, the petitioner paid an amount of Rs.14,500/- towards 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. At the stage of admission, this Court by order, dated 29.09.2008 in W.P.M.P.No.28280 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 Jiyapally Village, Bibinagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. b. The petitioner shall inform the local Road Transport Authority concerned about the installation of the crushing unit at Jiyapally Village. c. The petitioner shall not move the vehicle in question from Jiyapally Village without taking permission of the R.T.O. until further orders. 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. Though the Writ Petition is of 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 confirm 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. Subject to the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 29th OCTOBER, 2011. kvni