IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23057 of 2007 Between: Smt. M. Radha Rani … Petitioner And The Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Mines & Geology, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri A. Narasimha Rao Counsel for respondents 1-3: AGP for Mines & Geology The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23057 of 2007 ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, this writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting on payment of Rs.36/- per cubic meter of sand as Seigniorage fee purportedly basing on G.O.Ms.No.84, Industries & Commerce (MI) Department, dated 10.04.2007, as illegal, unconstitutional and violative of the Andhra Pradesh Mines and Mineral Rules, 1966 and the principles of law of contract doctrine and contrary to the sanction order dated 01.10.2006 and consequently direct the respondents to issue way bills to the petitioner to transport sand till the end of lease agreement i.e., 30.09.2008 at Bhadrachalam Reach, Bhadrachalam Mandal, Khammam District in the Godavari river in terms of sanction order dated 01.10.2006.” At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by judgment dated 14.06.2010 of this Court in Writ Petition No.17186 of 2007. Following the said judgment, this writ petition is also allowed. The reasons contained therein shall be read as part of this judgment. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.30048 of 2007 and WVMP.No.631 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 15.06.2010. ES