IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 5862 OF 2025 Between: Vengalasetty Ashok, S/o Srinivasulu, Aged about 27 Years, Occ: Business, R/o. Nuzellapalle, Prakasam District. (Owner of the Lorry bearing No. AP 39 UU 7709) ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Regional Vigilance and Enforcement Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3. The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Ongole, Prakasam District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India declaring the action of respondent the action of the 2 respondent in seizing the Lorry Vehicle bearing No. AP 39 UU 7709 of the petitioner without following any procedure under statutes contemplated under law as illegal, arbitrary, high handness and against to the principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 19, 21 of the Constitution of India nd rd & 3 and consequently direct the respondents to release the vehicle from their custody. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to grant interim custody of Lorry Vehicle bearing No. AP 39 UU 7709 to the Petitioner, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SOMISETTY GANESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 3: GP FOR MINES & GEOLOGY Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010114492025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] MONDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 5862/2025 Between; Vengalasetty Ashok ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT{S) Counsel for the Petitioner; 1.SOMISETTY GANESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S); 1 .GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 2. 3.GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following; ORDER; Sri Somisetty Ganesh Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition stating that there certain mistakes in the pleadings and prayed for liberty to file the writ petition afresh. are 2. Permission is accorded. 2 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty as prayed for. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to Sri Somisetty Ganesh Babu, Advocate [OPUC] 2. Two CCs to GP for General Administration, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 3. Two CCs to GP for Mines & Geology, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies. gi ’iS. HIGH COURT gi DATED:10/03/2025 ORDER WP.No.5862 of 2025 ^fOFAND/?^ % 0) APR 2025 a o». ^ . Current Section . DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS