An LMV Motor Vehicle of Toyota, 2004 Qualis Model, with Registration No. AP 09 AT 8415, was owned by one Sri Madduri Mahesh Rao of Hyderabad. The petitioner purchased that vehicle and it was transferred in his name, on 9.9.2010. Since the petitioner is a resident of Nizamabad, the records pertaining to that vehicle appear to have been transferred to the office of the 1st respondent.

2. Life tax was paid for the vehicle, at the time of registration itself. On 22.5.2012, the petitioner and his family members were returning from Tirupathi. The Motor Vehicle Inspector, Flying Squad, Nellore, the 2nd respondent stopped the vehicle at Nellore. Through a vehicle check report, dated 22.5.2012, he seized the vehicle, stating that the number punched on the chassis of the vehicle appears to have been tampered. He took the pencil print of the chassis number on the VCR.

3. The petitioner submitted an application before the 1st respondent for release of the vehicle, under Rule 448-B of the A.P. Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (for short 'the Rules'). Complaining that the application was not disposed of, the petitioner filed WP No.19801 of 2012. It was represented on behalf of the respondents th