IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.29549 of 2011 BETWEEN Y. Govinda and two others. ... PETITIONERS AND The Tahsildar, Devarapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District and another. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K. NAVEEN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following order: ORDER: The lorry bearing Nos.AP 30U 7441, AP 30TU 0168 and AP 31Y 6666 belonging to the petitioners herein were seized by the Tahsildar – the first respondent on suspicion of violation of the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral (Concession) Rules, 1966. 2. The petitioners deny any such violation and seek release of the lorries in the custody of the respondents from 24.10.2011. 3. An order of this Court in WP.No.22350 of 2011 dated 08.08.2011 passed in similar circumstances is brought to my notice and after hearing the learned Government Pleaders for respondents, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition on the same terms as under. “Subject to the writ petitioners paying the penalty amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each and producing copy of the Registration Certificate of the lorries in question, the respondents are directed to release the same to the petitioner immediately.” The writ petition stands disposed of as above. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J November 4, 2011 DSK