APHC010332562022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 20002/2022 Between: 1. M/S.KRUPA GRANITES, REP BY ITS PROP.,SRI K. SUBRAMANYAM, SIO. LATE KRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS KOTAGARAM VILLAGE, ETTERI POST, G.D. NELLORE (M) CHITTOOR DISTRICT - 517125 ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, SECRETARIAT, AMAVARATHI. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SRI ANJANEYA TOWERS, D.NO. 7- 104, 5THAND 6TH FLOORS, B-BLOCK, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES ANDGEOLOGY, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring. i)The action of the respondents in not processing the application made by the petitioner for grant of quarry lease vide the application dt. 09.04.2018 within the time frame stipulated under G.O.Ms.No.163, dt. 16.11.2017 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and ii)consequently direct the respondents to process Petitioner application dt. 09.04.2018 and grant quarry leases in accordance with the Rules and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 complete the processing of the applications of the petitioner dt. 09.04.2018 without considering them to have been rendered ineligible on account of the amended Rule 12(2) of the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G N UMA RANI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 20002 of 2022 The Court made the following Order: Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Smt. G.M.Uma Rani, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition, to work out its legal remedies in the manner known to the law. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, granting liberty to the petitioner to work out its legal remedies in the manner known to the law. No order as to costs. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 08.04.2026 PSA