I N THE HI GH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.7317 OF 2026 DATE: 10.03.2026 Between :

Bhumanna Rayavos Voraganti … Petitioner A ND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads and Buildings Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 3 others … Respondents

ORDER

Heard Smt. Sahithi Sri Kavya Mukkera, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 4.

2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

“…to issue any writ, or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.4 insisting to pay exorbitant amount of 200 % penalty without assigning any reasons and seizing the vehicle of the petitioner bearing No. TS18T7748 by issuing vehicle check report No. 151098 dated 28/03/2024 as illegally, arbitrary and unsustainable and consequently direct the respondents to release the vehicle in the interest of justice without insisting on payment of exorbitant amount of 200 % penalty and to pass...”.

3. The case of the petiti