WP/29851/2025 of Vorsu Gopala Krishna Vs The State of Telangana on 26 September 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMAER

TWO THOI'SAND AND TWENry FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN

WRIT PETITION NO: 29851 OF 2025

Between:

Vorsu Gopala Krishna, S,/o. Vorsu Ramulu, Age about 40 Years, Ooc..

Panchayat Secretary, R/o, Pedda Kistapuram, Mulkanooru, Garla Mandal, Mahabubabad.

...PETITIONER

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1. The State of Telangana, rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secreteriat, Hyderabad.

2. The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Mahabubabad District.

3. The Station House Offrcer, Mahabubabad Town Police Station Mahabubabad District.

...RESPONDENTS

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 writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seizing the vehicle of the petitioner TATA ALTROZ vide registration No. TS 26 D 0405 and registering a Crime No. 324 of 2025 Daled 21 .08.2025 by lvlahabubabad Town Police Station as being iltegal, arbitrary even though the petitioner had not committed any illegality or irregularity is nothing but illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Article 14, 19 (1 ) (g) and 21 of the constitution of lndia consequer{ially direct the respondents to release the vehicle of the petitioner TATA ALTROZ vide registration No. TS26 D 0405 to the petitioner.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent no.2 to issue orders for release of TATA ALTROZ vide registration No. TS 26 D 0405 to the petitioner, pending disposal of the writ petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI BARIA MALLESH YADAV

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP FOR PROHIBITION EXCISE

Counsel for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR HOME

The Court made the following: ORDER

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WRIT PETITION No.29851 of2025

Heard leamed counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Govemrnent Pleader for Prohibition and Excise Department appearing for respondent No. 1.

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This writ petition is filed seeking release of the subject vehicle which was seized on 21.08.2025 and it is in the custody of 2nd respondent

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Whereas, the leamed Assistant Govemment Pleader for Prohibition and Excise Department on instructions w,ould submit that the Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Warangal Division, has passed confiscation order, dated 25.09 .1025 and copy of the same fumislred to this Court and the same is placed on record. The copy of the confiscation order is also lirrnished to the leamed counsel for tlre petitioner who seeks liberty ot'this Clourt to challenge the said order by preferring an appeal along with an application seeking release ofthe vehicle.

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THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN