THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.28468 OF 2011 DATED:20.10.2011 Between: M. Mallikarjuna and others … Petitioners And The Tahsildar Madanapalli Mandal Chittoor District and others … Respondents … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.28468 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition has been instituted for declaring the action of the respondents in seizing the vehicles bearing Nos.AP 04Y 8073, AP 04Y 3666, AP 04Y 7088 and AP 04Y 1766, without following any procedure, as illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology. The learned counsel appearing on either side have pointed out that in similar circumstances, dealing with Writ Petition No.31223 of 2010, this Court passed an order on 10.12.2010 disposing of the said Writ Petition with a direction to the respondents to release the truck involved in that case subject to the petitioner producing the official receipt showing payment of penalty amount as provided for under the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 (for short, ‘the Rules’), along with ownership documents. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are willing to pay the penalty, as provided for under the Rules and they are also willing to produce the ownership documents of the vehicles and hence, he seeks release of the vehicles. Subject to the writ petitioners paying the penalty amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) for each vehicle and producing copy of the Registration Certificate of the vehicles in question, the respondents are directed to release the same to the petitioners immediately. The Writ Petition stands disposed of with this order. No costs. __________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 20.10.2011 bnr