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K.LAKSHMAN
Prannoy Pandy – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER:
Heard Mr. B. Shravanth Sanker, learned counsel representing Mr. P. Shashi Kiran, Mr. Thomas Joseph Lloyd, Mr. Nikhilesh Thogari, Mr. K.W.J. Bose, Mr. Ganapathi Kolli, Mr.P.V.S.K. Chakravarthy, Mr. M. Praveen Kumar, Mr. G.S. Prasen, Mr. V.T. Kalyan, Ms. G. Jyothsna Devi, Mr. Mettu Shankar, Ch. Ravinder, Mr. R. Mangulal, Mr. Lokesh Phanidra Bonthu representing M/s. Mithra Law Firm, Ms. C. Sunitha Kumari, Mr.P. Shravan Kumar Goud, Mr. Swamy Botla, Praveen Bonkuri, Mr. Kandadi Mahender Reddy and Mr. K. Venu Madhav, Mr. K. Mukhendu Kaushik and Mr. Bharath Chandra Madas, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respective petitioners, and Mr. T. Srikanth Reddy, learned Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of the respondents.
2. The challenge, in this entire batch of writ petitions, is to the power of Police Officers to seize the vehicle from its driver/rider, who is in an intoxicated condition.
3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of their respective petitioners have made their submissions extensively. The learned Government Pleader for Home has also made submissions referring to various provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘Act, 1988’), the Indian
Under the M.V. Act, the Police Officers do not have power to take custody of the vehicle driven under intoxicated condition and directed the authorities/officials who have custody of the vehicle in q....
Law enforcement officers must follow statutory procedures for seizing driving licenses, including issuing acknowledgments and ensuring the right to a fair trial is upheld.
Seizure of a vehicle under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act requires evidence of its use in the commission of an offence; mere ownership does not suffice.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need for timely initiation and conclusion of confiscatory proceedings under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, and the issuance of dir....
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