Disposed
Kumbaganti Manjunatha, v. State of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh HCWP/385/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the petitioner challenged the confiscation of his vehicle by the Excise authority. The court, noting no application for interim custody was pending, disposed of the petition by directing the authority to release the vehicle upon receipt of an application containing security equivalent to the vehicle's value.
What did the court decide?
Director released seized vehicle to petitioner on interim custody against security of immovable property equivalent to the vehicle's value within one week of an application by the petitioner.