THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 28557 OF 2011 O R D E R : This Writ Petition has been instituted for declaring the action of the respondents in seizing the lorry bearing Registration No. AP 04 Y 3405 belonging to the 1st petitioner and the lorry bearing Registration No. KA 07 9119 belonging to the 2nd petitioner, without following any procedure, as illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleaders for Revenue, Home and Mines and Geology for the respondents respectively. 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, they seek release of the lorries. Subject to the writ petitioner paying the penalty amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) each and producing copies of the Registration Certificates of the lorries in question, and furnishing an undertaking to the Station House Officer, Madanapalli Taluk Police Station as well as the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Palamaneru, Chittoor District that the offending motor vehicles (lorries) will not be allowed to be used for illegal transportation of sand henceforth, 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) 21st October 2011 ksld