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The petitioner is the owner of tour buses and holder of contract carriage of permit issued by the State Transport Authority. His vehicle bearing Regn.No.PY-01-CF-6099 was intercepted by the defacto complainant and found that there is difference in the registration number, engine number when compared with RC Book. Therefore, the vehicle was seized.

2. According to the petitioner, he has two vehicles, one bearing Regn.No. PY-01-CG-5099 and another bearing Regn.No.PY-01-CF- 6099. Both the vehicles were sent to mechanic shop for mending fault. At that time, the Mechanic by inadvertence has changed the number plates. Due to the exchange of number plates, when the vehicle was intercepted and checked, there was variance in the registration number and engine number. The vehicle after being seized by the police, the petitioner has filed the writ petition seeking mandamus, to release his vehicle bearing Regn.No.PY-01-CG-5099.

3. This Court vide order dated 06.02.2023 has directed the second respondent/ The Regional Transport, Thiruppur South, to release the petitioner's vehicle bearing PY-01-CG-5099, but, wrongly carrying the registration number (Regn.No.PY-01-CF-6099). However, the s