Disposed

Kandimalla Raghuma Reddy v. The State of Telangana and 4 others

Telangana HC7 Feb 2022WP/4585/2022

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What is this about?

A writ petition challenging the inaction of authorities in releasing a seized oil tanker. The Court found that the Joint Collector is the competent authority for interim custody and an application was already filed, rendering litigation unnecessary.

What did the court decide?

No orders passed; petition disposed of as application filed with competent authority; Miscellaneous petitions closed.

Kandimalla Raghuma Reddy Vs The State of Telangana and… — Property and Title | Telangana HC (2022)

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HIGH^{COURT FORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD}

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(SPecial^{OriginalJurisdiction)}

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PRESENT

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THE^{HONOURABLEDR,JUSTICE SHAMEEM AKTHER} N NO: 458s^{oF 2022} WRIT^PETtTl

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Between:

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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Principar^{secretary' Home Department'} 1. U:,:t3li"illil1l!3,^i15""30?'o^lts

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The Commissioner^{of Police' Rachakonda Commissionerate ' Ranga Reddy} District,^T.S

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The Deputy^{Commissioner of Police'lvlalkajgiriZone'tvledchal lvlalkajgiriDistrict'} T.S.

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4 TheAsst.CommissionerofPolice'MalkajgiriDivision'liledchalt\ilalkaigiri District,^T.S Ghatkesar^{PoliceStation'Ghatkesar, Ranga ReddY}

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E The Station^{HouseOfficer'} District.^{T S.}

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...RESPONDENTS

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lndia^{praying that in the} Petition under^{Article 226 of the Constitutionof} ' r","'r#'"0:ll'iifi^pi*,,lffi itlil&,!,#lhtl[r,i,,?#ilid l,'..1,:!Hi"{::t""8:r:ir"Jt^{jir[r,";; jn:i",u:,3;3';itsJf,} i:':{ ir1"1,,"1!$",-.XX:,?i:::"ir,:J::t:s.^{ilo'-licn as.irresar' irresurar' unjustand} l+-'-is^{uno 21 of the-Constitutionof lndia and} u nconstitutional^{and violation;ffi;} uno to"s"quentty^{directthe respondents} atso violation to release the^{of seizeo Principtes ntno} "'^L"vi]ni 'i'tIili'"i'""^{'o; i;;;;} Bearing^Resn^{NoTS 07 UK 31 17in} connection^{with the crime *t i'dii'o'iz J'uia is'ot-iozz of Sth respondent police'}

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IA NO:^{1oF 2022}

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statedⁱⁿ Petition^{under Section151 CPCpraying.th?t} I^th.e :lrcumstances the affidavit^{filed in support of} '"n"^{i"titi*in""f ign Court mav be pleasedto direct} the respondents^{to release tn't'"t5"io ott"n t-"eylano oll Tanker Bearing Regn'} tiI-,r"in" d'^"^{r'lo'aaor zO22 dated 19-01-2022o't} No.TS o7^{UK 3117, in} "onn""tiin ;; ;;;;^;;"i^{police pendins disposal of the above writ petition'}

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Counsel for^{the Petitioner:SRIPRAVEEN BONKURI}

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Counsel^{for the Respondents:GP FOR HOME}

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The Court^{made the following:oRDER}

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TH: HoN'BLE DT. JUSTICE SHAMEEM AKTHER

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PRDER

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This W^-it petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the inaction )f the respondents in granting interim custody of the vehicle i'e., , 'shok Leyrand oir Tanker bearing registration No.TS_ 07-UK-3L|7, which was seized in Crime No.4B of 2022 of Ghatkesar po ce Station registered for the offences under Sections 379 and 420 )f Lp,C. and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, as illeg. I and arbitrary and consequen y, to direct the respondents t( release the subject vehicle,

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2 Heard r3 learned counsel for both sides and perused the reCrlrd.

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In the cc lrse of submissions, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the loint Collector concerned is the competent authority to de rl with the interim custody/release of the subject vehicle and the petitioner has fired an apprication before the Joint Collector concer red for release of the subject vehicle.

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4, Since the Joint Collector concerned is the competent authority to dea with the interim custody/release of the subject vehicle and as fl-3 petitioner has already filed an application before the loint Colleck r concerned, no orders are required to be passed in this Writ Petiti rn.

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5 With the a )ove^{observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of}

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MiscellaneousPetitions,ifany,pendinginthisWritPetition

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shall stand^{closed. There shall be no order as to costs'}

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SD/.R.KARTHIKEYAN ASSISTANT^REGISTRAR b----=-//TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

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b----=--

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To,

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'1 . The Principal Secretary, Home Department,^{State of Telangana, Secretariat} Buildings, Hyderabad.

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The Commissioner^{of Police, Rachakonda Commissionerate, Ranga Reddy} District,^T.S

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3 The Deputy Commissioner^{of Police, l\ilalkajgiri zone' l''ledchalMalkajgirlDistrict'} T.S.

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The Asst. Commissioner^{of Police, f/alkajgiriDivision, Medchal Malkajgiri} District, T.S.

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5.TheStationHouseofficer,GhatkesarPolicestation'Ghatkesar,RangaReddy District. T.S.

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One CC to^{SRl. PRAVEEN BONKURIAdvocate [OPUC]}

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Two CCs to^{GP FOR HON/E ,High Court forthe State of Telangana[OUT]}

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Two CD Copies.

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One Spare^CoPY.

SW Y N

HIGH COUF T

DATED:07/(212022

ORDER

WP.No.4585 ot 2022

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DISPOSING )F^{THE WP} WITHOUT CC^STS

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Kandimalla Raghuma Reddy v. The State of Telangana and 4 others

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