High Court for State of TelanganaWP/16429/2019disposed of no costs

K.Kiran Kumar v. The State Of Telangana

2019-08-05P Naveen Rao3 pages

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION NO.16429 OF 2019 Date: 05.08.2019 Between:

K. Kiran Kumar S/o.Ramesh, Aged about 43 yrs, Occu : Kirana Shop, R/o.Rebana Village and Mandal, Komarambheem, Asifabad District.

.....Petitioner And The State of Telangana, rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Revenue (Excise) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others.

.....Respondents The Court made the following:

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION NO.16429 OF 2019 ORDER :

This Writ Petition is filed praying to direct the respondents to release the vehicle i.e., Verna Car bearing registration No.AP 09 CH 0727. Petitioner alleges that his vehicle was seized by the 3rd respondent on the allegation of illegal transportation of black jaggery.

2. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise for respondents.

3. The counsel on both sides state that the issue involved in this writ petition is covered by the decision of this Court in W.P.No.44088 of 2017, dated 26.12.2017.

4. Following the earlier orders of this Court, this Writ Petition is also disposed of, directing that the vehicle shall be handed over to the Deputy Commissioner-2nd respondent, who in turn, shall release the said vehicle to the petitioner, subject to final orders to be passed in the criminal proceedings, and on petitioner furnishing a fixed deposit of 1,25,000/- (Rupees One Lakh twenty five thousand only) from any nationalized Bank in favour of 2nd respondent, and also on production of original RC Book and on petitioner further giving an undertaking that he will not transfer or alienate the vehicle to any third party in any manner and will maintain the vehicle in the same good road-worthy condition without changing its major parts and features, and would produce the same as and when directed to be produced before the

competent authority. Further, this order does not come in the way of continuation of confiscation proceedings. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________ P.NAVEEN RAO,J 5th August, 2019 Rds