ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON GORNATLA SUBBA RAO V/S THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS.

AMARAVATI, India, May 21 -- Andhra Pradesh High Court issued the following order on April 20:

1. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the following relief: "declaring the action of respondents in seizing the Tipper Lorry bearing No.AP 39 WJ 2827 of the petitioner without following any procedure under statutes as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the procedure contemplated under the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development AND Regulation) Act, 1957., and the rules made there under apart from being violation of Article 14, 19(1)(g) and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release the vehicle of the petitione...