Telangana High Court
WP/24104/2020 of Konda Vinay Kumar Vs The State of Telangana and 3 Others on 30 December 2020
THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECE[/BER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 24104 0F 2020 Between: Konda Vinay Kumar, S/o. K.lvlurali, aged about 26 Akkaram Village,
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF [TELANGANA AT ][HYDERABAD](Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY [OF ][DECE[/BER]TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN [RAO]
WRIT PETITION NO. 24104 0F 2020
Between:
Konda Vinay Kumar, S/o. K.lvlurali, aged [about ][26]years, Occ: Business, R/o. 1-52,Akkaram Village, Achampet Mandal, [Mahboobnagar']Telangana....PETITIONER
AND1. The State of Telangana, [Rep. ][by ][its ][Principal Secretary' Proh. ][and ][Excise]Department, Secretaiiat Buildings, [Hyderabad.]
2. Cohmissioner of Prohibition and [Excise, ][Hyderabad.]
3. Deoutv Commissioner of Prohibition [and Excise, Mahboobnagar ][Dist.]4. Thi-' Station House Officer, [Prohibition ][and ][Excise Achampet, ][Ir,4ahboobnagar]DiSt ...RESP.NDENTS4. Thi-' Station House Officer, [Prohibition ][and ][Excise Achampet, ][Ir,4ahboobnagar]DiSt ...RESP.NDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of [the ][Constitution ][of ][lndia ][praying ][that in ][the]circumstances stated in the affidavit [filed ][therewith, ][the ][High ][court ][may be ][pleased]to issue a writ, order or direction [more ][particularly ][one in ][the ][nature ][of ][writ ][of]l\,4andamus declaring the action of [the ][2nd ][respondent ][in ][not ][undertaking enquiry ][in]Appeal number ['1635 ]of 2O2O and [in ][not ][passing orders on ][the ][petition ][filed ][by ][the]petitioner for delivery of the l\,4ARUTl SUZUKI ECCO [bearing ][No.T506 ][EW 5480 ][as]illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violative [of ][the ][provisions ][of ][Telangana Excise ][Act,]1968 and Code Of Criminal [Procedure, 1973 ][and ][offends ][articles 14, ][21 ][of ][the]constitution of lndia and consequently [direct ][the ][2nd respondent ][to ][conduct]expeditious enquiry in Appeal [No ][1635 ][of ][2020 ][by ][disposing ][of ][the ][petition ][for]delivery of the said vehicle to [the ][petitioner.]IANO:1OF2 020
Petition under Section 151 CPC [praying ][that in the ][circumstances ][state][din]the affidavit filed in support of [the ][petition, ][the ][High ][court ][may be pleased ][to ][direct]the 2nd respondents to release the [MARUTI ][SUZUKI ][ECCO ][bearing ][No.TS06 ][EW]5480 pending disposal of the main [Appeal number ][1635 of 2020.]
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI S. VIPLAV [SIMHA REDDY]
Counsel for the Respondents: GP [FOR PROHIBITION ][AND ][EXCISE]
The Court made the following: ORDER
HONOURABLE [SRI ][JUSTICE ][P.NAVEEN ][RAO]WRIT PETITION [NO.24][ to4 ][0F ][2020]
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ORDER:
Petitioner claims [to ][be ][the ][owner ][of ][Maruti ][Suzuki ][Ecco]vehicle bearing [registration ][No.T3-06-EW-5480 ][The said ][vehicle]was seized in [connection ][with ][COR ][No'85/2020 ][on the ][file ][of]Prohibition and [Excise ][Station, ][Achampet ][Petitioner ][earlier ][flled]W.P.No.9163 of [2O2O ][praying ][to ][direct the ][respondents ][to ][grant]interim custody [of ][the ][vehicle pending disposal ][of ][confiscation]said [writ ][petition ][was disposed ][of directlng ][the]proceedings. The to [grant interim ][custody subject ][to ][petitioner]respondents fixed [deposit receipt ][for a ][sum ][of I ][50'000/-']furnishing Accordingly, [petitioner ][approached ][the ][Deputy ][Commissioner of]Prohibition and [Excise ][to ][comply ][with ][the ][orders ][of ][the ][Court']However, it appears [that ][Commissioner ][of Prohibition ][and ][Excise]insisted the petitioner [for ][furnishing ][fixed ][deposit receipt ][ol]t 75,OOO/- instead [of ][{ ][50,000/-, ][and ][on ][furnishing ][fixed ][deposit]receipt of { 75,OOO/-, [orders ][of interim ][custody ][of the ][vehicle ][was]passed. On 05.08.2020, [the ][Deputy Commissioner ][ol ][Prohibition]and Excise [passed ][orders ][granting ][interim ][custody ][However' ][on]29.lO.2O2O, he [passed ][final ][orders ][in ][confiscation ][proceedings]directing confiscation [of ][the ][subject ][vehicle ][Pursuant ][to orders of]confiscation, [respondents have ][taken ][possession ][of ][the ][vehicle']Aggrieved thereby, [petitioner ][preferred ][Appeal ][No ][i635 ][of ][2O2O']Along with the [appeal, ][petitioner also ][filed ][application ][to ][grant]interim custody [of the ][vehicie.]
2. Learned counsel for [petitioner submits ][that ][if ][the ][interim]is not [granted pending appeal, ][the ][vehicle ][gets damaged']custody _)
the [appellate ][authoritv ][has ][nol ][passed ][orders ][in ][the]$,hereas interiocutory [apprication. copy ][or ][the ][appeai along ][n'ith ][rhe]application [is ][filed ][in ][the ][writ ][petition ][paper book ][from ][page ][no 20']
3. Merely [because ][the Court ][drrected ][to grant ][interim ][custody']and in [compliance ][with ][the ][directions ][ol ][the Court' ][orders ][are]passed [granting ][interim ][custody ][does ][not ][mean ][that ][competent]authoritY [ts][ restrained ][from taking ][a ][decision ][rn][ confiscation]proceedings.
4. However, [as ][petitioner ][availed ][the ][statutorily ][engrafted]remedy [of ][appeal ][and ][along ][with ][the ][appeal ][also' ][he ][moved ][an]application [to ][grant interim ][custody ][ol ][the ][vehicle' ][without]expressing [any ][opinion ][on ][merits ][of ][the ][respective submissions']WritPetitionisdisposedof,directingtheCommissionerofProhibition [and ][Excise ][to ][pass orders ][in ][the ][Appeal preferred ][by]the petitioner [after affording ][due ][opportunity ][to ][hrm ][He ][shall ][also]consider [the ][interiocutory ][appiicatron ][and ][pass ][appropriate ][orders,]as warranted [by ][law, ][within ][a period of two weeks ][from the ][date of]receipt [of a ][copy ][of this ][order' ][Pending miscellaneous petitions]
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DATED:3011212020
ORDER
WP.No.24104 [of ][2020]
DISPOSING [OF ][THE ][WRIT ][PETITION]WTHOUT [COSTS]
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