THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 21647 OF 2011 O R D E R : This Writ Petition has been instituted for declaring the action of the respondents in seizing the Heavy Goods Carriage bearing Registration No. AP 22Y 3959 belonging to the petitioner, without following any procedure, as illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleaders for Mines and Geology and Revenue for the respondents. The learned counsel appearing on either side heave pointed out that in similar circumstances, dealing with Writ Petition No. 31223 of 2010, this Court passed an order on 10.12.2010 disposing of the said Writ Petition with a direction to the respondents to release the truck involved in that case subject to the petitioner producing the official receipt showing payment of penalty amount as provided for under the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 (for short, ‘the Rules’), along with ownership documents. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner-cum-driver of the vehicle, which is a new one and that he is willing to pay the penalty, as provided for under the Rules and he is also willing to produce the ownership documents of the vehicle and hence, he seeks release of vehicle. Even according to the respondents, the vehicle is not filled with the mineral sand and it is about to be filled with the same. Therefore, subject to the writ petitioner paying the penalty amount of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) and producing copy of the Registration Certificate of the vehicle in question, and furnishing an undertaking to the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, C-Camp, Kurnool that the offending motor vehicle (Heavy Goods Carriage Vehicle) will not be allowed to be used for illegal transportation of sand henceforth, the respondents are directed to release the same to the petitioner immediately. The Writ Petition stands disposed of with this order. No costs. ---------------------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 09th September 2011 knk/ksld