THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.12793 OF 2010 Dated 8th June, 2010 Between: M. Venkata Ratnam and others. …Petitioners And The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Anakapalle, Visakapatnam District and another. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K.Naveen Kumar Counsel for respondent No.1: AGP for Mines and Geology Counsel for respondent No.2: AGP for Home The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in seizing the vehicle bearing Nos. AP 31X 3249, AP 31 TU 6377, AP 31TU 1178, AP 31X 7691, AP 31Y 7469 and AP 31Y 9179, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri K.Naveen Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology representing respondent No.1. The above-mentioned lorries belonging to the petitioners were seized by respondent No.2 and kept in his custody under intimation to respondent No.1 vide his letter dated 04.06.2010 In the affidavit, the petitioners submitted that under Rule 9 (x) (b) of the A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, the penalty of Rs.10,000/- is liable to be paid, if the vehicle is found transporting sand without transit way bill. At the hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are prepared to pay the penalty amount of Rs.10,000/-. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to release the lorries to the petitioners subject to their producing official receipt showing payment of the penalty amounts along with the ownership documents. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.16124 of 2010 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 8th June, 2010 Note: Furnish c.c. in three days. B/o pnb