P. VENKATARAMA REDDI, J.

( 1 ) IN all these cases, the vehicles of the petitioners which were having All India tourist permits or State wide contract carriage permits were seized on the allegation that the vehicles were carrying individual passengers picked up at different places and running as stage carriages contrary to the conditions of permit. In some cases the vehicles covered by motor cab permits were seized on the ground that they were unauthorisedly plying as contract carriages beyond the permitted seating capacity. The petitioners approached the concerned Transport authority for release of the vehicles under S. 207 (2) of the Motor Vehicles Act pursuant to the orders passed by this Court in the earlier writ petitions filed or otherwise. In the first two cases, the Joint Transport Commissioner and Secretary R. T. A. , Hyderabad ordered release of the vehicles on the following conditions :"1. The appellant shall give an undertaking that he will not sell, alienate, encumber or hypothecate the vehicle during the pendency of the enquiry. 2. HE shall produce the vehicle on every Friday at 11-00 am before the MVI, RTA, Hyderabad during the pendency of enquiry till the case is dis

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