Telangana High Court
WRIT PETITION 26427 of 2022 on 15 September 1984
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD(Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBERTWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 26427 OF 2022
Betwee n:
lndia Bala Bhaskar Rao, S/o. lndia Subbarao, Aged about 37 Years, Occ.Business, R/o. 14-1 ['10, ]Bodapadu, Vijayawada Nunna, Vijayawada Rural,k ricLnr A -/.lL.^ D.^n^-L.
...PETITIONER
AND
1The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Transport Roads andBuildings Department, Secretariat Building, HyderabadBuildings Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad The Regional Transporl Officer, Office of District Transport Officer AndSecretary, RTA Hyderabad.Secretary, RTA Hyderabad.
3The A/lotor Vehicles lnspector, Office of DTO, Kamareddy District, TelanEanaState ( on Vigilance Duty )State ( on Vigilance Duty )
..RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in thecircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may bepleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one inthe nature of Writ of IMandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent ininsisting to pay the quarterly tax and penalty for release of vehicle bearing No.AP 04 TT 3249 seized under vehicle Check Report No. 093204 daled 12.06.2O22without accepting the tax as per G.O.[/s. No.2B5 dated 15.09.1984 as illegal,arbitrary and contrary to law and consequently direct the 2nd respondent torelease the vehicle of the petitioner forthwith.
lA NO: 1 OF 2022
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Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances statedin the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased todirect the 2nd respondent to release the vehicle bearing No. Ap 04 TT 3249seized under vehicle check Report No. 093204 dated 12.06.2022 seized by the3rd respondent forthwith by accepting the tax as per G.o.Ms. No.2B5 dated15.09. 1984 to the petitioner pending disposal of the above writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI B.SIVARAMAKRISHNAIAH
Counsel for the Respondents: SRI VIGNESH REDDY, Gp FOR TRANSPORTThe Court made the following: ORDERThe Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE [SRI JUSTICE ][NAGESH ][BHEEMAPAKA]1VRIT PETITIO[N ][No.][26427]of 2022
ORDER:
This writ [petition ][is filed ][seeking ][the ][following ][reliel]
"to Lssue an [appropiote ][unt' ][order or direction ][more]partiatlarlg [onu ][in tn" ][nature ][of ][Wit of ][Mandamus]declaing [the ][action ][of the ][2"a ][resPoltdent ][in ][ittsisting ][to]pay the [quarlerfu ][ti ][and ][penaltA ][for ][release ][of ][uehicle]bearing [No'AP ][o4 ]['ff ][3249 ][seized ][und'er ][uihicle ][Check]No'0932O4 [dated ][12'06'2022 roitttout ][accepting]Report the tax [as ][per ][G'O'Ms'No ][285 ][dated ][15'O9'1984 ][os]iltegal, arbitrary [and ][contrary ][to ][laut ][and ][consequently]direct the [2'd ][respond-ent ][to ][release ][the ][uehicle ][of ][the]Petitioner [forthwith'']
2. This Court, [on ][22'06'2022' ][granted ][interim ][order ][subject ][to]payment [of admitted ][tax ][and ][compound ][fee' the ][vehicle ][may ][be]reieased, [but ][the ][assessment ][proceedings ][may ][go ][on' ][and ][the]penalty [imposed may ][not ][be ][recovered ][for ][a ][period of 30 days' ][as]imposition [of ][penalty ][is ][appealabe' ][if ][no ][appeal ][is preferred ][or ][no]order [is obtained, the penalty ][becomes ][liable ][to ][be ][paid']
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3. Today, [when ][the ][matter ][is ][taken ][up' ][Sri ][B'Siva ][Rama-]Krishnarah, [learned ][counsel ][for ][the ][petitioner submits ][a ][Memo]stating [that ][the ][enquiry ][is ][pending ][for ][adjudication ][before ][the]Licensing [Officer-respondent ][authority' ][Therefore' ][the ][writ]petition [may ][be ][disposed ][of ][directing ][the ][2"d ][respondent ][to]conduct [enquiry ][following ][due ][process][ of law, ][giving ][the]
petitioner an opportunity of hearing. The said Memo is taken onrecord.
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4. Sri Vignesh Reddy, learned Government pleader forTransport, appearingonbehalf of the respondents, did notoppose the aforementioned request.
5. Recording the above submissions, this Writ petitionISdisposed of directing the 2.d respondent to conduct enquiry inaccordance with law, giving the petitioner an opportunity ofhearing. The amount deposited by virtue of the interim order withthe respondent_authority is subject to the linal outcome of theenquiry conducted by the Licensing Officer-respondent authorit5z.
No costs.
Miscellaneousapplications, pending if any, shall standclosed.
SD/.MOHD. [ISMAIL]ASS S[ANT REGISTRAR]SECTION [OFFICER]
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HIGH COURT
DATED: 2811012024
ORDERWP.No.26427 of 2022
DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION,
WITHOUT COSTS
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