IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.21320 of 2002 Between: Pasaram Shanth Kumar, S/o.Pasaram Basappa (Late), 64 years, R/o.Pasaram Galli, Tandur, Rangareddy District. …PETITIONER AND 1. The Secretary to Government, Revenue department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Rangareddy District at Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 3. The Commissioner, Archaeology and Museums, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Tandur, Rangareddy District. …RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.4 in seizing silver coins (Coins numbering 11,953) in proceedings No.LR.No.H2/4591/2001 dated 25.07.2001 under the provisions of Treasure Trove Act, 1978 as arbitrary, illegal and consequently pleased to direct the respondents to return/release the coins or in alternate to pay the value of the coins. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VIJAY KUMAR HEROOR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri Vijay Kumar Heroor, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the interim orders and after filing Contempt Case, the respondents have returned 11,953 (Eleven thousand nine hundred and fifty three only) silver coins to the petitioner on 17.08.2004. In that view of the matter, the learned counsel does not want to press the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 25th August 2004 RRB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1. The Secretary to Government, Revenue department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Rangareddy District at Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 3. The Commissioner, Archaeology and Museums, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Tandur, Rangareddy District. 5. Two CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6. Two CD copies.