THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.12856 OF 2010 Dated 9th June, 2010 Between: M/s Ultra Tile Pvt Ltd …Petitioner And The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology …Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Ms.Ambika Rani for Sri M.Kalyana Ramakrishna Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Mines and Geology The Court made the following ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner as stated by Ms.Ambika Rani, learned counsel representing Sri M.Kalyana Ramakrishna, learned counsel for the petitioner, is that though the petitioner’s vendor has paid the seigniorage charges, without giving notice to the petitioner, the respondent made the impugned demand. She submitted that if an opportunity is given to the petitioner, it will produce evidence showing that the mineral suffered seigniorage charges at the hands of its vendor. Having regard to this submission, the respondent is directed to issue a notice to the petitioner calling upon it to produce evidence of payment of seigniorage charges by its vendor. On receipt of such notice, the petitioner shall produce the necessary evidence. The respondent after considering the evidence, if any, produced by the petitioner, along with its reply, shall pass an appropriate order. Till then, the impugned demand shall not be given effect to. Subject to the above, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.16200 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 9th June, 2010 vrn