The High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by a vehicle owner challenging a penalty for delayed tax payment as infructuous, following the counsel's submission that the cause of action no longer survives. No further orders were required on the merits.
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous with no order for costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH
WRIT PETITION NO: 33028 0F 2025
Between:
JAMES_FRANCIS CRUZ @ F JAMES CRUZ, James Francis Cruz (O F. -James.Cruz S/o. Late Francis Xavier, Aged about 50 years, Occ. propriei6r of Surakshit .Fleet, Rio. H No 7-71, Vetmuta Vitiage,' ff,f utnand - itosl, Ramachandrapuram Mandal. Sangareddy District.
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...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High'Court may be I pleased to issue writ, order or Direction, more particutarry one in the Natuie of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in insisting the 200oh penally for the payment of tax for the e.E.30.09.2025 in respect of ve.-hicle bearing No. TS 15 OF 5170 on the ground that there is delay in payment of tax as illegal and arbitralJ_ and contrary to Rule 13 of the Telangana fulotor Vehicles Taxation Rules,'1963, consequentty direct the 2nd respondent to accept the tax for the Q.E.30.09.2025 by collecting s0percentage penalty as per Rule 13 of the Telangana Motor Vehicles Taxation Rules,'1963.
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Petition under Section 151 cPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct respondent No.2 to accept the tax for the e.E. 30.09.202S by co ecting 507o penalty in respect of vehicte bearing No. TS 15 OF 5170, pending disposai of the main writ petition.
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THE HON'BLE SRI JI,STTCE K.SARATH
WRIT PETITION No.33 O2a of 2025
ORDER:
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the cause in the Writ petition does not survive and no further orders are required to be passed in this matter,
thereby, the Writ Petition has become infructuous.
pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.
SD/. SRI M. JAWAHAR REDDY ASSISTANT REGIST
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ORDER
WP.No.33028 of 2025
DISMISSED THE WRIT PETITION AS INI:RUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS
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James Francis Cruz
The State of Telangana
Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Sangareddy
K. Sarath
As recorded by the court registry
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