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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH

WRIT PETITION No.39317 of 2025

THE 22^nd DAY OF DECEMBER 2025

Between:

Sri Mangesh Sridhar Ekale.

…Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary,

Transport (Roads and Buildings) Department,

Transport Wing, Secretariat, Hyderabad & four others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Sri A.Manikanta, learned counsel for the petitioner and

learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport appearing for

the respondent Nos.1 to 5 and perused the entire material

available on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

petitioner filed the writ petition seeking to declare the action of the

respondent No.5 herein in seizing petitioner’s Motor Car (LMV)

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bearing Red.No.MH-12-RF-2970 in pursuant to Vehicle Check

Report No.310962, dated 03.12.2025 for plying in Telangana for

more than one (1) month and demanding to pay Telangana State

Life Tax, as illegal and arbitrary.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue

involved in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order

passed by this Court in W.P.No.10877 of 2025 dated 13.10.2025

and requested to pass similar order in this Writ Petition.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport did not

dispute the submission made by the learned counsel for the

petitioner with regard to the disposal of W.P.No.10877 of 2025

dated 13.10.2025 and requested to pass appropriate orders.

5. In view of the submissions made on both sides and for the

reasons mentioned in W.P.No.10877 of 2025 dated 13.10.2025,

this Court is of the considered view that the principle laid down in

Ramnath Arumugam Vs The Regional Transport Officer,

Hyderabad, Unreported orders of this Court in, 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 one month. 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.

WP.No.19141 of 2015 dated 09.12.2024.

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In the instant case, the respondents nowhere mentioned that the

vehicle was kept in Telangana State beyond twelve months. In

view of the same, the impugned Vehicle Check Report No.310962,

dated 03.12.2025 is liable to be set aside and the respondents

have to release the subject vehicle to the petitioner.

6. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of by

setting aside the impugned Vehicle Check Report No.310962

dated 03.12.2025 and directing the respondent authorities to

release the vehicle of the petitioner i.e. Motor Car (LMV) bearing

Red.No.MH-12-RF-2970 forthwith.

7. The Registry is directed to annex copy of the order in

W.P.No.10877 of 2025 dated 13.10.2025 along with this order.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition,

shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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JUSTICE K.SARATH

Date: 22.12.2025

Note: Issue C.C by 23.12.2025

(B/o)

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