Narasimha Swamy, Nizamabad Vs Prl. Secy., Transport… — Motor Accident Claims | Telangana HC (2025)

Narasimha Swamy, Nizamabad Vs Prl. Secy., Transport… — Motor Accident Claims | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether a writ/declaration should issue that the petitioner's All India Tourist Vehicles bearing registration Nos. AP 25X 5155 and AP 25X 5159 shall not be seized and detained under sub-section (1) of Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by officers authorised by the Andhra Pradesh State Government till the Central Government frames Rules prescribing the method and manner of seizure and detention of All India Tourist Vehicles as enjoined under sub-section (1) of Section 207 of the MV Act, 1988.

Ratio / Principle

Recording the learned counsel for the petitioner's submission that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive and the Writ Petition has become infructuous, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous, with no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), Writ Petition No. 6517 of 2014, decided by K. Sarath, J., on 02-09-2025. The petitioner, an All India Tourist Vehicle operator, sought a writ of mandamus/declaration under Article 226 that his vehicles bearing registration Nos. AP 25X 5155 and AP 25X 5159 shall not be seized and detained under sub-section (1) of Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by officers authorised by the Andhra Pradesh State Government till the Central Government framed Rules prescribing the method and manner of seizure and detention of All India Tourist Vehicles; Interim Application No. 1 of 2014 (WPMP No. 8083 of 2014) under section 151 CPC sought the same protection pending disposal. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition did not survive and that it had become infructuous. Recording that submission, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous with no order as to costs and directed that miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stand closed. The merits of the Section 207(1) seizure-and-detention question were not examined.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF^TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

IUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH

WRIT PETITION NO: 6517 OF 2014

Between:

N aras imha Swamy Sidram Gurram, S/o.Sidram^Gurram, Aged about 52 years, Elite Apartments, 201 , Subhashnagar,^Nizamabad.

...PETITIONER

AND

1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented^{by the Principal Secretary, Transport,} Roads & Buildings Department, Secretariat,^Hyderabad-

2 The Transport Commissioner, Government of^{Andhra Pradesh, Transport} Bhava n, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. The Joint TranS[ort Commissioner^{(Enforcement), O/o The Transport} Commrssioner, Transport Bhavan,^{Somalrguda, Hyderabad.}

4 Unron of lndia, Repreiented by^{the Secretary,Minrstry of Road Transportand} Highways, Transport Bhavan. New Delhi.

...RES'ONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 ol^{lhe Constitutionof India prayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^{filedtherewith, the High Court may be pleased} to issue a wrrt, in the nature of^{writ of [\rlandamus or any other appropriatewrit,} direction or order declaring^{that the All lndia Tourist Vehicles of the petitioners} bearing registration Nos. AP 25X^{5155, AP 25X 5159 shall not be seizedand} detained under sub-section⁽¹ ) of^{section 207 of theMotorVehicleAct, 1988 by the} officers authorized in this^{behalf by AndhraPradeshStateGovernment till the} central Governmcnt frames Rules^{prescribingthe method and manner of seizure} and detention of the All lndia^{Tourist Vehicles as enjoined undersub-section(1)of} Section 207 of the lvlV Act..1988.

l.A. NO: 1 OF 201 4(WPMP. NO:^{8083oF 2014)}

Petition under section 151^{CPC prayingthatin the circumstancesstatedin} the affidavit filed in support^of the^{petition, the High court may be pleased to direct} the respondents and the^{persons authorizedby the Governmentof Andhra} Pradesh under sec. 207(1) ot the^{MV Act,1988 not to seize and detainthe All lndia} Tourist Vehicles of the^{petitioners bearing registrationNos. AP 25X 5155,AP 25X} 5159 pending disposal of the^{writ petition,}

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI B. SIVARAMAKRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondent No. 1 to 3: AGP FOR TRANSP: RT Counsel for the Respondent No. 4: DEPUTY SOLICITOR Gl: JERAL OF INDIA

The Court made the following: ORDER

.fHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH

WRIT PETITION No.6517 OF 2014

ORDER:

l. Toda1, u,hen the mattcr is Lzrken up for hearing thc learned Cour-rscl lor ltctitioncr u.ould submit that the cause in thc prcse nt Writ Pctitior-r docs not surwive ald therebr thc Wr.it Petitior-r has becomc inlructuous

Recorling the afore mcntior-recl submission, thc Writ Petitior-r is clisrr-rissecl as inlructuor-rs. No order as to costs.

As seqr-rel to it, Miscellaneous Pctitions pending, if any, shal[ stancl closed

SD/.A. JAYAS ASSISTANT RE ISTRAR^R RAR

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DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS

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