APHC010561412014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 37842/2014 Between: 1. B.VENKATESWARA REDDY,, S/O.SRI B.NAGI REDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS. R/O. HUSSAINAPURAM H/O. GUTUPALLE VILLAGE, BETHAMCHERLA MANDAL KURNOOL DISTRICT, REP BY HIS G.P.A. SRI B.SUBRAMANYA REDDY ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE (MINES) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES GEOLOGY HYDERABAD, - 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES GEOLOGY KURNOOL, - 4. THE TAHSIIDAR, BETHAMCHERLA MANDAI,KURNOOL DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 toto issue a Writ, in nature of a WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order declaring the inaction of the Respondents in processing the Mining Lease Application dated 22.12.2004 of the petitioner as illegal and direct the Government of Andhra Pradesh to pass appropriate order forthwith as enjoined under Sub-Rule (4) of Rule 22 of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 and take steps to grant mining lease to the Petitioner 2 for iron ore over an extent of 149,939 Hectares in Sy.No.926 of Guttupalli Village, Bethamcherla Mandal, Kurnool District IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 47340 OF 2014 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 dispose of the mining lease application of the Petitioner dated 22.12.2004 for grant of mining lease for iron ore in an extent of 149.939 Hectors in Sy.No.926, Guttupalli Village, BethaMcherla Mandal, Kurnool District Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P KAMLAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE (AP) 2. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 37842 of 2014 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the present writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and the matter becomes infructuous. 3. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 16.06.2026 BSP 4 01 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO:37842/2014 16.06.2026 BSP