APHC010225752020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 14882/2020 Between: 1. GANAPATHI GRANITES, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR M PRATAP REDDY, S/O BHASKAR REDDY THROUGH HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER V. HARI PRASAD REDDY S/O V. SURENDRA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, BUSINESS, REGD. ABOUT 43 YEARS, BUSINESS, REGD. OFFICE DOOR NO. 2-1282/12, B.V. REDDY COLONY, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR , ANDHRA PRADESH 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CHITTOOR DIVISION, CHITTOOR , ANDHRA PRADESH 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR , ANDHRA PRADESH 5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR , ANDHRA PRADESH 6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VELLORE DISTRICT, VELLORE , TAMIL NADU STATE 2 7. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, GUDIYATHAM RANGE, VELLORE DISTRICT TAMIL NADU STATE. 8. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, VELLORE DIVISION, VELLORE, TAMIL NADU STATE. ...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 to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, Particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the high handed action of the 7 and 8 respondents herein interfering with peaceful possession and enjoyment of mining rights over land in an extent of 5.000 Hectors in Sy.No.56 of E.K Cheruvu Village of K.M.Kandriga Revenue village, of Bangarupalyam Mandal, Chittoor District is illegal, highhanded arbitrary, without jurisdiction and interfering with State of Andhra Pradesh, violating the joint inspection re- survey communicated to 7th respondent by the 5th respondent and consequently direct the respondent Nos.7 and 8 not to interfere into the peaceful possession and mining operations over an extent of 5.000 Hectors in Sy. No 56 of E.K Cheruvu village of K.M.Kandriga revenue village of Bangarupalyam Mandal, Chittoor District in the boundaries fixed by the joint inspection dated 04.01.2020 communicated in Letter No.1142/01/2007 dated 21.01.2020 to the 7th respondent by the 5th respondent under the supervision of the respondent Nos.2 to 6 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P SREE RAMULU NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY 3. K V L NARASIMHA RAO 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No.14882 of 2020 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “....to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, Particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the high handed action of the 7 and 8 respondents herein interfering with peaceful possession and enjoyment of mining rights over land in an extent of 5.000 Hectors in Sy.No.56 of E.K Cheruvu Village of K.M.Kandriga Revenue village, of Bangarupalyam Mandal, Chittoor District is illegal, highhanded arbitrary, without jurisdiction and interfering with State of Andhra Pradesh, violating the joint inspection re-survey communicated to 7th respondent by the 5th respondent and consequently direct the respondent Nos.7 and 8 not to interfere into the peaceful possession and mining operations over an extent of 5.000 Hectors in Sy.No.56 of E.K Cheruvu village of K.M.Kandriga revenue village of Bangarupalyam Mandal, Chittoor District in the boundaries fixed by the joint inspection dated 04.01.2020 communicated in Letter No.1142/01/2007 dated 21.01.2020 to the 7th respondent by the 5th respondent under the supervision of the respondent Nos.2 to 6..” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri P.Sree Ramulu Naidu, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be closed, since, the petitioner is not doing any mining operation in the subject land. 3. Sri K.V.L.Narasimha Rao, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.7 and 8 is in attendance. 4. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 15.06.2026. UPS 4 40 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 14882 of 2020 Dt.15.06.2026 UPS