IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23834 of 2009 Between: G. Venkateswara Rao ..... Petitioner AND The Govt., of A.P., rep., by Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Hyderabad & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Smt. N. Shoba Counsel for the respondents: GP for Mines & Geology The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23834 of 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in demanding additional seigniorage fee for transportation of sand and refusing to issue way bills to the petitioner on the ground of non-payment of additional seigniorage fee, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Smt. N. Shoba, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the issue raised in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by judgment dated 22.04.2010 of a Division Bench in Rev.WPMP.No.29584 of 2008 in W.P.No.24968 of 2007 and batch, wherein it was held that the State Government has no power to levy or collect additional seigniorage fee. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology has not disputed this submission. The learned counsel for the petitioner has placed before the Court a copy of the abovementioned judgment and after going through the same, I am convinced that the said judgment covers the point raised in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed in terms of the above said judgment. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP No.30977 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 26.04.2011 ES