WP/21846/2020 of A. Chandrasekhar Goud Vs The State of Telangana on 30 December 2020

ORDER:

'l'lri: rnein gricr':rrcc Lrl Lir,- lte Lriri)nc: rs LlriLt Litc' olliCrirlrusponclcnts uicle VchLcic Chccii ltcporL. (l:1lc.l 26.011.1020. hiLvcscizcd thc vt--hrclc bc i,rrLng No.AP 29 V [(r7:i0 ]on tllc gror.1r1cl tliat thesaid vehicle u,as pll.ing in violation of pcrmrt conditions ar-rd thcdocuments are not produced.

2. The contention of the petitioner is that the vehicle is lyingidle since 26.03.2020 and is exposed to the vagaries ol nature anddue to the non-use of the vehicle, the same is likely to get damagedbeyond repair, the tyres will get damaged and seeks the indulgenceof this Court to release the vehic.le immediately.

3. Le:rrnecL [(lovernment ]Pleacler 1br'l'riLnsport has r,chcrnentlr,opposcd the granting ol tl're lnterim orclcls and aLso tl'rcrnirint:rina brlitr. ol thc writ pt'1rtior.r rtscll or', Ll'rt' [qror.LrrrL ]thi.Lt thc1.rcIiirorrr:r [h:1s ][:rrt iLlltrrniiiivr, ][clli'r:tir ][t' ][t.rrrl ][r:11'rcriciorLS ][lcnrcal,\ ][r)i-]lllrng:Ln applic:rtir.rn bcJirc tlrc con'llrcLe nt rLUtlroritl r-Lndci Scction207{2) o1 the N4otor Vchrclcs i\ct, :1n.1 r'cliccl on thc .1 uclgnrcrrL ol thclcarned Single Judgc clclivcrcd rn W.P.Io.1fi35 ol 20l E :rrtcl b:rLch.dated 07.08.2019, to buttress his case that lhe ivrit petirion itselfis not maintainable. Learned Government Pleader has lurtherdrau,n the attention of thrs Court to the provisions of lhe MotorVehicles Act, which is a complctc Codc bv itself lr'hich providespenalt\., punishmc-nt lor t-hr: violation ol rhc r,:rrior-ts provisions olthc I\'lotor Vehicles Ac'.. The learnecl [(lovernmcrrt ]P1c:rclcr hascir:ru i1,,thc :.rLtcnliorr ol lhls CoLlrt ['.o ]tlrc ]LLrl9,rrarnt rcnrlcr-ecl il tire

lc:rrnod Singlc .Juc1ge. more spi:cifrcallr' Sections 19'1. 200 and.2i17(2) o1'the \'1otor Vch [jclcs ]Act and :rlso Rule 4a8(b) of lhe Niotor\,'chicle Rules, to contend thal unless and Llntil tl-re [petilior-rer ][liles]:rn applicatron bclirrc the compctcltt authoritv uncler Sccrion [207(2)]ol the Act. thc \\'ril pelitron itscll is nol tnait.lt:linaillc [und ][opposc-cl]lor passing ol'anv inlerim ot'c1crs. ['l'hc ]lcarned [Covcrllmetlt ][Plctlder]has lurthcr suLtlt'ttlted th:rt iL is olllr' lhe [aurhoril,ies ][u'ho ][can]:rsscss Lhr: grar itr o1' thc' [r ]iolaiiott ol- [t ][hc ][N'loltll' ][Vchiclcs ][.Ar:t ][alltl]imposc Lhe neccssarr. penalLl' or [punishment ][and ][unless ][and urltil]thc compctcnL authoritl detcrmines [the violation ][and ][penalties,]the vehicie cannot be allou'ed [to ][be released ][to the ][petitioner.]

4. Per contra, the learned counsel appearing [for ][the ][petitioner]has staled that necessan' docr:ments [are ][readtly ][available ][\r'ith ][the]petrtioner ancl tl-rerclore. neccssan' dircclions mat' [bc ][girren ][to]rcle:rsc thc vt'hiclr:. lt is [rtot ]:i [citsc ][tlhr:re ][thc ][vehiclc ][is ][p1r ][lllg]rrithlui tlrt'r't' Ircirrg irrtr rltiiti cltlr'..tt-t.ttlllis [:trl11 ][:rs ][sr-ich. ][lllt']rtror'isions ol ,!c(rlloll 207 rli tllrl [\1Otor ][\rchit:l.s .\tll ][:rrcl ][tloL]irpplicablr: 1o thc lac-1s [oi ]llte' [c:tsc.]

5. In vieu, of the rival submissions [made by ][the ][learned ][counsel]for the parties and after [going ][through ][the ][judgment ][of ][the ][learned]Single Judge of this High Court [in ][W.P.Nos.l635 ][of ][2018 ][and]batch, clated 07.08.2019, on [which much ][rellance has made by ][the]learned Government Pleader [rn,herein ]the [learned ][Single ][Judge]relying on a decision reported in [M,Venkatesu)dra ][Rao ][qnd]others Vs. Secretary, [R,T.A., ][Warangal ][dnd ][othersr and ][also]the ratio laid down in the [two ][decisions ][of the ][Division ][Bench]

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reporte d tn Deputg Cotnmissioner (prohibition and. Excise),Karimnagar Vs. Shobalo.t2 ancl A.Raghunand.an ys. Assist@ntSecretary, Gudi Malkapu4 Hgderabad has heid that the u.ritpetition is not maintainable ancl the parties shor_rld Ilrst approachKarimnagar Vs. Shobalo.t2 ancl A.Raghunand.an ys. Assist@ntSecretary, Gudi Malkapu4 Hgderabad has heid that the u.ritpetition is not maintainable ancl the parties shor_rld Ilrst approachthe competent authorities under Seclion 2O7 \J) of the Act and onlyafter availing the alternative and elfective rcmeciy, shoulcl approachthis Court.this Court.

6, In view of the above decision ol this Court in W.p.Nos.1635of 2018 and batch, dated 07.08.2019, I am of the opinion that thepresent writ petition is not maintainable and the petitioner shouldexhaust the remedies available under the statute beforeapproaching th is Court.

7 . Ho\\ e'er, in viet' ol rhc l:rct Lhar Lhc ts lr ing Lclle ri,it1-r'erhicle lhe authoritics since 26.03,2020 ancl cxposccl to Lhc r,aqaries o1-tiiiLlrc, thc ercLs ol jlLstrr:c *'olLlrl bL: 1net li ihc i)rLiti.,ci.is ciircctt:ci'erhicle lhe authoritics since 26.03,2020 ancl cxposccl to Lhc r,aqaries o1-tiiiLlrc, thc ercLs ol jlLstrr:c *'olLlrl bL: 1net li ihc i)rLiti.,ci.is ciircctt:ciLo 1'llc lrir iLpplrcation bclirrc rlrc ('r)r111)('l...l rrrL'r]:.r'irr L,,..cLcr Scr.rirn207(2) o1' the Motor VelLiclcs Act seeking rele:rsc oi the t,ehicle arndrhc official respondents are directed to pass neccss.lr\, orclers,ri,ithrn onc r,vcek l'rom lhc clare of r<:ccrpL ol sarcl application.Accordingll,, the petitioner is clir.ccred to file an application underSection 2O7 (2) of the Motor Vehicles Act w-ithin one rveek from thedate of receipt of a copy of rhis order along u,rth all relevantSection 2O7 (2) of the Motor Vehicles Act w-ithin one rveek from thedate of receipt of a copy of rhis order along u,rth all relevantdocuments. On such application being made, the competcntauthoritl, shall pass necessary orders releasing rhc r.el,ricle du1r..r^p.sirLg the conditio.rs as rt clc.rns frt * Lthin onc *eck thcrcof.authoritl, shall pass necessary orders releasing rhc r.el,ricle du1r..r^p.sirLg the conditio.rs as rt clc.rns frt * Lthin onc *eck thcrcof.-1 hrLt o1r con.rplilLrrCC ol Llrl Iorrr.rrrir).s stipLiii.iL(,d b\ ilre c(.)irllclcrlL'rsoo 1rlarr or5' 1998 (6) ALD 340'rsoo 1rlarr or5' 1998 (6) ALD 340

authority, the vehicle shall be released forthwith. It is made clearthat the release of the vehicle r,vill nor preclucle the competcntauthoritr. from initratrng necessary. prosecutiolt against thcpetitioncr il rher. decm ftt and proper unclcr thc provisions ol thc\1.tor \/chir:l.s Ar:r ['r'hi ]P.rir.r.;rc:r sh.,rl1 Pr.clrrcr: lrrr: r'chic jc irs r,rrri''r'irr-'n [r-t'rLr ][jicc.l ][lx ][tlrr: ][slrrl ]:rLrilrolirr ['l'rll ]rh. r,rrrlLrir' is corni)l(.1(,.1.thr: lri:tiIi..r.i' s]talL .ol tr.ansi.r., alicn:rLr: thc .rr takc thc'ehicLt: 'cl-ric:lc [.uL ][o1'-{tartc ][ol'l'r:1a.g:t.a. ][Il a.r. ][e ][nc1uit1. ][is ][initratecl. ][r1.re]same sh:rll be r:ontpk:tcd r.,-lthir.r rhree montlts irom the cl.rtc olrclease of thc vehtcle . Tl-ie s rir petition is accordingll.. disposcd ol.

The miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall standciosed, There shall be no order as to costs.SD/. K,SAILESHIASSISTANT REGIST,TRUE COPY//COPY//I

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SECTION OFFICER

To,

1. The Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads and Buildings (TR.l) Department,State of Telangana, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad.

2. The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad East Zone, Hyderabad

3. The Asst. lt4otor Vehicles lnspector, RTA, Central Zone, Hyderabad.

4. One CC to Sri Ch, Ravinder, Advocate [OPUC]5. Two CCs to GP for Transport, Hiqh Court for the State of Telanganaat Hyderabad. [OUT]6. Two CD Copies\'j"-- SM

HIGH COURT

DATED:3011212020

ORDER

WP.No.21846 [of ][2020]

DISPOSING [OF ][THE WP]

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WITHOUT COSTS

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