IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.28810 of 2009 Between: B.Srinivasa Reddy, S/o.B.Kista Reddy, Aged 36 years, # 376, B.N.Reddy Nagar, Vanasthalipuram, R.R.District and another … Petitioners And The District Collector, Krishna District and others … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.28810 of 2009 ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in seizing the vehicles Lorries bearing No.AP29 TA 3786 and AP 29 U 5522 of the petitioners 1 and 2, respectively, in Survey No.210, Indugupally, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District, the present writ petition has been filed. The case of the petitioners, in brief, is that they are the owners of the said lorries and the said lorries were hired for transporting of sand from the Survey No.210 of Indugupally Village, Vatsava Mandal. On 20.11.2009 the said lorries were seized on the ground that lessee one K.Appa Rao has used machinery (proclain) against the rules for loading of sand into the lorries instead of labour. It is submitted that the lorries were only stationed at the above survey number, which is not the quarry area and stack area. It is further submitted that the said lorries are not involved in any illegal transportation or quarrying. This Court on 31.12.2009, while issuing notice before admission, passed interim direction, directing the 2nd respondent to release the vehicle bearing No.AP 29 TA 3786 of petitioner No.1 and vehicle bearing No.A.P. 29 U 5522 of petitioner No.2, on condition of deposit of Rs.10,000/- with respondent No.2 and also on filing an undertaking not to alienate or encumber until further orders. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader, appearing for the respondents, submits that the petitioners have complied with the order dated 31.12.2009, passed by this Court, and consequently, the 2nd respondent released the said lorries. Therefore, no further orders are required to be passed. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel and in view of the fact that the order dated 31.12.2009, passed by this Court, has been complied with and consequently, the lorries were released, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent, Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, to go ahead with the further action needed in the proceedings and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH Date: 08.07.2010 LSK