IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.32052 of 2011 BETWEEN G. Venkata Apparao. ... PETITIONER AND The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Visakhapatnam and another. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K. NAVEEN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following order: ORDER: The lorry bearing No.AP 31TU 0259 belonging to the petitioner herein were seized by the ﬁrst respondent on suspicion of violation of the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral (Concession) Rules, 1966. 2. The petitioner denies any such violation and seeks release of the lorries in the custody of the respondents from 01.12.2011. 3. An order of this Court in WP.No.22350 of 2011 dated 08.08.2011 passed in similar circumstances is brought to my notice and after hearing the learned Government Pleaders for respondents, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition on the same terms as under: “Subject to the writ petitioner paying the penalty amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) and producing copy of the Registration Certiﬁcate of the lorry in question, the respondents are directed to release the same to the petitioner immediately.” The writ petition stands disposed of as above. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 9, 2011 Note: Furnish C.C. of the order by 12.12.2011. (B/o) DSK