THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR Writ Petition No.37486 of 2016

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the 2^nd respondent in passing order, vide proceedings No.4539/2016/CPE/TS/D1 dt.11.08.2016, confirming the order passed by the 3^rd respondent in Cr.No.C/72/2016/DCM dt.04.07.2016, as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice, and with a consequential direction to the respondents to release the petitioner’s vehicle i.e. Auto Rickshaw bearing registration No.AP 23 W 7545.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent No.4 and perused the record.

3. Briefly stated, the case of the petitioner is that he is the owner of the vehicle i.e. Auto Rickshaw bearing registration No.AP 23 W 7545; that he is eking out his livelihood by giving the aforesaid vehicle on daily hire basis; that on the fateful day, he had given the aforesaid vehicle on daily hire basis to one Kavali Ramesh of the same village to drive the vehicle; that the aforesaid vehicle taken on daily hire basis was used for illegal t