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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

WRIT PETITION No.39821 of 2025

DATE OF ORDER:30.12.2025

Between:

Chipinapi Madhav Rao

…Petitioner

AND

The state of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary,

Mines & Geology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and three

others

…Respondents

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant

Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for respondent

Nos.1 and 4, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home

appearing for respondent No.2 and learned Assistant Government

Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent No.4. With their

consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the

admission stage itself.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer:-

“to declare the action of the Respondents in seizing the

vehicle bearing No.TS 16 UB 7842 of the petitioner,

without following any procedure under statutes

contemplated under Section 9Q sub Section 7 of Minor

Mineral Concession Rules as being illegal, arbitrary

and against the principles of natural justice and

violative of Articles 14, 16, 19 (1)(g), 21, 300-A and

301 of Constitution of India and consequently direct

the respondents to release the Tractor bearing No.TS

16 UB 7842 forthwith.”

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3. Today when the matter has been taken up for hearing, learned

counsel for the petitioner submits that in similar circumstance this

Court in W.P.No.21381 of 2025 dated 23.07.2025, passed the

following order:-

“6. In view of the submissions made by the learned

counsel appearing on either side and in terms of order

passed by this Court in W.P.No.8163 of 2025 dated

18.03.2025, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to

petitioner to approach respondent No.2 by way of

submitting representation along with all original documents

in respect of the ownership of the subject vehicle and inform

the respondent No.2 that they are ready to comply with

Rule 12 of the Rules, 2015. On receipt of the said

representation, respondent No.2 shall consider and dispose

the same in terms of Rule 12 of the Rules, 2015, within a

period of (02) weeks from the date of receipt of petitioner

representation.”

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further pray this Court to

pass similar orders as passed in W.P.No.21381 of 2025 dated

23.07.2025.

5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for

respondents did not dispute the same.

6. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel

appearing on either side and in terms of order passed by this Court in

W.P.No.21381 of 2025 dated 23.07.2025, this writ petition is disposed

of with a liberty to petitioner to approach respondent authorities by

way of submitting representation along with all original documents in

respect of the ownership of the subject vehicle and inform the

respondent authorities that he is ready to comply with Rule 12 of the

Rules, 2015. On receipt of the said representation, respondent

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authorities shall consider and dispose the same in terms of Rule 12 of

the Rules, 2015, within a period of (02) weeks from the date of receipt

of petitioner representation.

7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous

applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. No order as to costs.

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JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

Date:30.12.2025

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

WRIT PETITION No.39821 of 2025

DATE:30.12.2025

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