THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record. With their consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this writ petition is filed by the petitioner questioning the action of the Respondent No.4 in seizing the petitioner’s vehicle bearing Registration No.KA 20 MD 1305, pursuant to the Vehicle Check Report No.0210416, dated 09.10.2025 as illegal and arbitrary and requested to direct the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to release the said vehicle without insisting upon payment of Telangana Life Tax.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that in similar circumstances, this Court disposed of the W.P.No.10877 of 2025 on 30.10.2025 and requested to pass similar order in this writ petition also.

4. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport is not disputing the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner in view of the disposal of W.P.No.10877 of 2025 dated

30.10.2025.

5. The operative portion of the above said W.P.No.10877 of 2025, dated 30.10.2025 is as follows:

“In view of the principle laid down in Ramnath Arumugam’s case (supra), the respondents cannot demand the petitioner to pay Life Time Tax on the ground that the subject vehicle was kept in the State of Telangana for more than three months. Moreover, as per Section 47 of the M.V Act, if the vehicle is kept beyond 12 months, the vehicle has to be re-registered in the particular place. In the instant case, the respondents nowhere mentioned that the vehicle was kept in Telangana State beyond twelve months except surveillance camera footage. In view of the same, the impugned Memo is liable to be set aside and the respondents have to release the subject vehicle to the petitioner.”

6. In view of the above made submissions by both sides and for the reasons alike in the order in W.P.No.10877 of 2025 dated 30.10.2025, this writ petition is disposed of by setting aside the Vehicle Check Report No.0210416, dated 09.10.2025 and the respondents are directed to release the subject vehicle to the petitioner bearing Registration No.KA 20 MD 1305. There shall be no order as to costs.

7. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.

8. Registry is directed to annex copy of the order in W.P.No.10877 of 2025 dated 30.10.2025 along with this order.

_____________________ JUSTICE K.SARATH Dated: 06.11.2025 BB