IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.2293 of 2026 DATED : 28-01-2026 Between :

Mulkala Harish.

… Petitioner.

And The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary, Home (Excise) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others.

… Respondents.

ORDER :

The present writ petition is filed by the petitioner under Article

226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief : “…to declare the action of the 5^th respondent in seizing the petitioner’s vehicle Mahindra XUV 500 vehicle bearing temporary registration No.TS 07 AMTR 5772 & permanent registration No.TS 07 GJ 2205 in Crime No.442 of 2025 of LMD Colony Police Station, dated 09.12.2025, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional, being violative of Article 14 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos.3 to 5 to forthwith release the said vehicle..…”

2. Heard Sri Khammam Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri A.Jagan, learned Government Pleader for Excise and Sri M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader representing Sri Mahesh Raje, learned Government Pleader for Home.

3. The learned counsel