APHC010630712014 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: 4292/2014 Between: 1. M/S. SRI VISHNU GRANITES,, REP.BY ITS PROP. SRI V.R. BALASUBRAMANIAM, S/O. V. RATHNAM, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. DOOR NO.28-1272/3. NEW BALAJI COLONY,CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINES AND GEOLOGY SECRETARIATE, HYDERABAD. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, HYDERABAD. 3. THE ASST DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, CHITTOOR 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd and 3rd respondent in interfering with the transportation of excavate granite blocks, and not granting of transportation permit for transportation of excavated granite blocks from licenced premises in Survey No.338 (old SyNo.Gap area) of Pullur Village,S.R. Puram Mandal, Chittoor District, inspite of subsistence of licence period and having `NOCs' from all authorities , without following the 2 due process of law, and without following the procedure under A.P. Mining Act Rules and Regulations, as being illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and fair, apart from being violative of Articles 14, 21 & 300-A of Constitution of India, consequently direct the respondents grant transportation permit for transport of excavated granite by considering petitioner representation dated 10.1.2014 IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 5293 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 herein not to interfere in the transportation of excavated granite from the licenced quarry, in Survey No.338 (old Sy No.Gap area) of Pullur Village,S.R. Puram Mandal, Chittoor District, by granting transport permit for transportation of excavated granite from the licenced quarry, pending disposal of the above writ petition IA NO: 2 OF 2014(WPMP 14812 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 implead the Divisional Forest Officer, Chittoor East (W.L) Division and Forest Range Officer, Chittoor East Range, Chittoor, as respondents No. 4 and 5, in the above Writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P HEMACHANDRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FORESTS 2. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 4292 of 2014 ORDER: Heard Sri Manikanta, learned counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Manikanta, learned counsel representing 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 94 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO:4292/2014 16.06.2026 BSP