DHEERAJ v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE COLLECTORATE COMPLEX DEHRADUN
WPMB/167/2025 · 2025-05-01
Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Vivek Bharti Sharma
body2025
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SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS
WPMB No. 167 of 2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, ACJ. Hon’ble Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.
Ms Nisha Bora proxy counsel for Mr. D.S. Mehta, learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. Mr. C.S. Rawat, learned Chief Standing Counsel along with Mr. Sushil Vasistha, learned Standing Counsel for the State.
3. By means of this petition, petitioner has sought following reliefs: (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 04.04.2025 issued by Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Doiwala, District Dehradun (contained as Annexure No.4 to the writ petition). (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing and commanding the respondents to release the petitioner’s vehicle Noo. UKH07BA3280 whose chassis number isk KZESV376686S3 (Tractor-Trolley) in favour of the petitioner on payment of requisite fine/penalty.
4. As per pleading made in paragraph no.4 of petition, the petitioner is Driver and not owner of the vehicle in question, therefore, the prayer for release of vehicle cannot be granted to him and only the owner can claim such relief.
5. In such view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed.
(Vivek Bharti Sharma, J.) (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.)
01.05.2025 SS