Neutral Citation:________________ Date of reserved for orders : Date of Pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010183922014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6118/2014 Between: 1. M.RAVI KUMAR S/O SUBBARAYADU, NEAR KOTA BUS STAND, KOTA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, BRKR BHAVAN, HYDERABAD. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES GEOLOGY, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES GEOLOGY, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE 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 one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, in not granting the Quarry lease for a period of five years for mining Gravel in the petitioner's land situated in 2 Sy.No.318/2A of Uniguntapalem village, Kota Mandal, SPSR Nellore District sought by the petitioner vide his application dated 10.11.2011 to the 2nd respondent submitted through the 3rd respondent and even without passing any orders on the application even after two years three months, is arbitrary, illegal, consequently to issue appropriate direction to the respondents for issuance of lease for excavating gravel in Sy.No.318/2A of Uniguntapalem village, Kota Mandal, SPSR Nellore District and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in circumstances of the case. IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 7602 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 respondents to pass appropriate orders on the application dated 10.11.2011 of the petitioner forthwith, pending disposal of the main writ petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R MACHAVARAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6118/2014 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. 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 and no further adjudication is necessary in the present Writ Petition. Therefore, the Writ Petition becomes infructuous. Recording the said submission, 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 23.06.2026 TTPPSS//BBSSPP Whether the order is: Speaking Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable 4 02 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO:6118/2014 23.06.2026 TTPPSS//BBSSPP