HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 23097 of 2010 DATED 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2010. BETWEEN Nanda Reddy …..Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and, ors …..Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 23097 of 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is ﬁled seeking a Mandamus to declare action of the respondents in seizing vehicles Lorry bearing Registration Nos. AP 29 TA 8649, AP 29 TA 8316 and AP 29 TA 8415 and not releasing the said vehicles as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader representing the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for respondents 1 and 2. Petitioner is the owner of vehicles bearing Registration Nos. AP 29 TA 8649, AP 29 TA 8316 and AP 29 TA 8415. Despite producing way bills, the vehicles came to be seized on 09.09.2010 on the ground that they were passing through Kothakota to National Highway No.7. It is contended by the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner that the petitioner is prepared to pay the penalty of Rs.10,000/- per each vehicle as provided under Rule 9(x)(b) of the A.P. Minor Mineral concession Rules, 1966. Further submission has been made that, in similar circumstances, this Court in Writ Petition No. 8135 of 2010 in B. SUBRAMANYAM VS. THE ASISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY AND ANOTHER, by order dated 13.04.2010, ordered for release of the seized vehicles therein, subject to the petitioner therein producing oﬃcial receipt showing penalty amount along with ownership documents. The factual aspect that this petition is similarly situated as that of the petition in the above referred writ petition is not contradicted. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is prepared to pay the penalty of Rs.10,000/- per each vehicle. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release vehicles bearing Registration Nos. AP 29 TA 8649, AP 29 TA 8316 and AP 29 TA 8415 to the petitioner subject to producing oﬃcial receipts showing the payment of penalty along with other ownership documents. No order as to costs. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 20T H SEPTEMBER, 2010. Note: CC by tomorrow (BO) Msnr.