HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15636 of 2011 Date: June 10, 2011 Between: S. Narasimha Murthy … Petitioner And 1. The Station House Officer, Chodavaram Police Station, Visakhapatnam District & another. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15636 of 2011 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in seizing the lorry bearing registration No.AP 31Y 9159 belonging to the petitioner. 2. When the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in similar circumstances, this Court disposed of W.P. No.29236 of 2010 on 23.11.2010, directing the respondent authorities to release the seized vehicle subject to the petitioner therein producing the receipt showing payment of penalty amount along with the ownership documents. A copy of the said order is placed on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for disposal of this writ petition also with the same directions, for which the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Industries appearing for the respondents reported no objection. 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the lorry bearing registration No.AP 31Y 9159 to the petitioner, subject to his producing the official receipt showing payment of penalty amount as contemplated under Rule 9-X(b) of the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, framed under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, along with the ownership documents. No order as to costs. ___________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: June 10, 2011. Note: Issue order copy by wire at party’s costs. //B.O.// BSB