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Vengalasetty Ashok v. the State of Ap

Andhra Pradesh HC9 Mar 2025WP/5862/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

WP No. 5862 of 2025, High Court of Andhra Pradesh (decided 10/03/2025, Justice Kiranmayee Mandava): writ petition of Vengalasetty Ashok, owner of lorry AP 39 UU 7709, against seizure by the Regional Vigilance and Enforcement Officer, Ongole and the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Ongole; dismissed as withdrawn at counsel's request (mistakes in pleadings) with liberty to refile; no costs; interim-custody IA No. 1 of 2025 closed; purely procedural outcome - no ruling on seizure validity, suitable only for citation of withdrawal/liberty practice.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed. ¶45

Vengalasetty Ashok Vs the State of Ap — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 5862 OF 2025

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Between:

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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)

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati,^Guntur

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District.

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The Regional Vigilance and Enforcement Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District.

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The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Ongole,^{PrakasamDistrict.}

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...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 nd & 3 rd respondent in seizing the Lorry Vehicle bearing No.^{AP39UU7709ofthe} 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

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and consequently direct the respondents to release the vehicle from their custody.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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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.

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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

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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AT AMARAVATI

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[3458]

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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MONDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 5862/2025

Between;

Vengalasetty Ashok

...PETITIONER

AND

The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT{S)

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Counsel for the Petitioner;

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1.SOMISETTY GANESH BABU

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Counsel for the Respondent(S);

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1 .GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

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3.GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY

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The Court made the following;

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ORDER;

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Sri Somisetty Ganesh Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition stating that there are certain mistakes in the pleadings and prayed for liberty^to file the writ

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petition afresh.

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