WP/6783/2025 of Meghana Travels, Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

APHC010132472025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3331] (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY ,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 6783/2025 Between: Meghana Travels, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. B SIVARAMAKRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 2. GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following ORDER: The above writ petition is filed to declare the action of the 2nd respondent in insisting the petitioner's payment of the tax and penalty as the condition to release the vehicle bearing No.AR01T2277 seized on 04.03.2025 vide Ex.P.1-vehicle check report, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard Sri B.Sivaramakrishnaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Abdul Rasheed, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Transport for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that without conducting an inquiry, in pursuance of the seizure of the vehicle, a challan was issued 2 directing the petitioner to pay an amount of Rs.4,32,000/- including the fine amount of Rs.10,000/-. 4. Lea