APHC010661112025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 34104 OF 2025 Between: 1. BALRAJ, S/o. MK Lokesh Aged about 35 Years, Occ- Business, C/o. KT Tours and Travels Counter, PO/ PS - TEZU, Arunuchal Pradesh State. Pin Code 792103 ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, rep by its principal secretary. Transport Roads and Buildings Department, A.P. Secretariat Buildings, Thullur Mandal, Amaravathi, Guntur District 2. The Deputy Transport Commissioner and Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kurnool, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh State. 3. The Motor Vehicles Inspector, Adoni, Kurnool Distirct, Andhra Pradesh State ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: B SIVARAMAKRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT 2 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri B. Siva Rama Krishnaiah, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Sk. Abdul Rasheed, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport. 2. Sri Sk. Abdul Rasheed, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Deputy Transport Commissioner, Kurnool. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Petitioner and the same is taken on record. He would submit that, apart from not having a valid All India Permit, there are other violations which are mentioned in the Written Instruction such as driving without uniform; that the driver has not produced Driving Licence and Registration Certificate (without documents); and that the vehicle did not have fire extinguisher etc.,. 3. Sri B. Siva Rama Krishnaiah, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, has drawn the attention of this Court to G.O.Ms.No.285, T, R & B (Tr-II), dated 15.09.1984 (Ex.P.3). 4. On facts, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner would submit that the Vehicle bearing No.AR 11 A 4999 was seized by the Official Respondents on 24.10.2025, while it was going from Manthralayam to Bangalore. 5. Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner further submits that the Vehicle was in transit through the State of Andhra Pradesh with its destination at Bangalore. He would submit that the above Vehicle held an All India Tourist Permit, which was valid from 01.07.2025 up to 30.09.2025 (Ex.P.2). He would further submit that, out of sheer inadvertence, the Petitioner did not notice that the permit had expired. As on the date of seizure at 22:43 hours, on 24.10.2025, the above-mentioned Vehicle did not technically have a valid All India Tourist Permit, as it had expired approximately 24 days prior to the time of seizure. 6. On the face of it, it appears to the Court that the alleged violation was not deliberate but occurred due to inadvertence. It is also the opinion of this 3 Court that the present case is covered by G.O.Ms.No.285, T, R & B (Tr-II), dated 15.09.1984 (Ex.P.3). 7. Having regard to the same, this Court is of the opinion that it would be appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition with a direction to the Writ Petitioner to comply with G.O.Ms.No.285, T, R & B (Tr-II), dated 15.09.1984 (Ex.P.3), and also to pay the compounding fee as stated in the Challan dated 24.10.2025, issued at 22:43 hours (Ex.P.1) as well as for other violations as stated in the Written Instruction. There shall be a further direction that the Deputy Transport Commissioner, Kurnool (Respondent No.2) shall be obligated to release the Vehicle bearing No.AR 11 A 4999 forthwith upon compliance with the directions of this Court. 8. Accordingly, the present Writ Petition is allowed in terms of the above directions. No order as to costs. 9. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 08.12.2025 Note: Issue C.C by today B/O : JKS 4 66 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 34104 of 2025 08.12.2025 JKS