Sri. M.S.Ajithkumar and Sri. S. Ramdas who were conducting travel agencies and contract carriage services, filed this Original Petition for declaring that the respondent police officials have no power or authority to detain and seize tourist vehicles belonging to the petitioners and other operators for the alleged violation of the offences under Chapter XIII of the Motor Vehicles Act (for short to be referred as the Act hereinafter) and in the guise of inspection and on trivial offences and also for directing respondents 1 to 3 to consider and pass orders and to dispose of Exts. P12 and P13 representations made by the petitioner.

2. The allegations in the petition briefly as follows: Petitioners were conducting travel agencies and also conducting contract carriage services. Their business includes arranging tours and contract carriage operation for which they have obtained the required licence. They used to issue tickets for conveying passengers for travel in such vehicles by appointing agents. They were operating the vehicles and transporting passengers strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Rules. The grievance of the petitioners was that the res