APHC010150022021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 8599 OF 2021 Between: M.Pavan Kumar Reddy, S/o. M.Nagi Reddy, Aged 44 Business, Bangalore - 560 082. years, Occ: R/o. H.No. 307/7, 23rd Cross, 6th Block, Jayanagar ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary - and Geology Department, Secretariat, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. Assistant Director, Mines and Geology, Palamaneru, Chittoor 3. The Tahsildar, Punganur Revenue Mandal, Pradesh. 4. The Station House Officer, Punganur Rural, Chittoor District 5. The station House Officer, Punganur Urban, Chittoor District 6. The Superintendent Of Police, Chittoor, Chittoor District Mines District. Chittoor District, Andhra , A.P. A.P. , A.P. ...Respondents of India praying that in the the High Court may be or any other appropriate writ, order respondents in not considering the request of the petitioner for taking necessary steps to protect the quarrying Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, direction, declaring the action of the or operations being conducted by the petitioner in an extent of 6.224 hectares in Sy.nos.418/7, 8. 9 and 420/1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 16 of Arikala Village, Hamlet of Bheemaganipalle Village, Punganoor mandal, Chittoor District and transporting the same, covered under the mining lease proceedings N0.6748/R5- 1/2015, dated 9.9.2016 and the mining lease dated 10.10.2016 as illegal and arbitrary and further direct the respondents to initiate steps to protect the petitioner's mining activity. lA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 grant interim direction directing the 6th respondent to consider the representation dated 23.3.2021 received on 30.3.2021 for taking necessary action to protect the quarrying operations and transport of granite by the petitioner from the mining site in an extent of 6.224 hectares in Sy.nos.418/7, 8, 9 & 420/1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Bheemaganipalle Village, Punganoor mandal, Chittoor District disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: M/S R SUDHA RANI Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY Counsel for the Respondent No. 3: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4 to 6: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: necessary to 16 of Arikala Village, Hamlet of pending #> APHC010150022021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 8599/2021 Between: M.PAVAN KUMAR REDDY, S/O.M.NAGI REDDY, AGED 44 YEARS, OCC- BUSINESS, R/0. H.NO. 307/7. 23RD CROSS, 6TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR , BANGALORE - 560 082. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY - MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MINES AND GEOLOGY, PALAMANERU, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3.THE TAHSILDAR, PUNGANUR REVENUE MANUAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PUNGANUR RURAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 5.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PUNGANUR URBAN, ChITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 6.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. A.P. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.RSUDHARANI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HOME 2.GP FOR REVENUE 3.GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the request of the petitioner for taking necessary to protect the quarrying operations being conducted by the peJ/}/c\?er in an extent of 6.224 hectares in Sy.nos.418/7, 8, 9 and Village, Hamlet of agampalle Village, Punganoor mandal, Chittoor District and -O lease proceedings ^-^2016 and the mining lease dated . J.) u. ^0, o as Illegal and arbitrary and further direct the respondents to inmate necessary steps to protect the petitioner's mining activity. Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader written instructions, would submit that, Police protection to the property of the Petitioner. For rB.=’dy reference, the written instructions Bheen 2. for Flome, on are ready to give police 3. are extracted hereunder: "H respectfully submitted that on 20-02-2021 at 10 p.m. on receipt rum tre petitioner, issued- acknowledgement receipt to the moner, registered a case in Cr.No. 56/2021 u/s 447, 427, 506 r/w 34 IPC at Punganur urban PS. During the investigation of the case as many as five witnesses were examined and recorded their statements, inspected On 2o- j4nne scene of offence and drafted rough sketch of the scene 2021 1 sei\'ed u/s 41 [A] Or PC. notices to the accused 1 to 8 and directed them appear before the Hon'ble court of JFCM, Punganur, whenever their presence is required to answer the case. Furthei I submit that the accused were bound over not to enter into the quariy of the petitioner and not to indulge any criminal activity, if they will do anything against the petitioner, criminal cases initiate against them. They promised that to do so. I am ready to give police protection to the property of the petitioner at juncture.” Ms.R.Sudha Rani, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall ropon i n,s to 4. 5. stand closed. Sd/- N. NAGAlVSiVIA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR/ //TRUE COPY// N OFFICER SE' To State of and Geology Department 1 The Principal Secretary, Mines Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Amaravathi, Guntur Distric . 2. The Assistant Director, Mines and Geology, Palamaneru, Chittoor District. 3. The Tahsildar, Punganur Revenue Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Station House Officer, Punganur Rural, Chittoor District, A.P. 5. The station House Officer, Punganur Urban, Chittoor District, A.P. 6. The Superintendent Of Police, Chittoor, Chittoor District, A.P. 7. One CC to Sri. R Sudha Rani Advocate [OPUC] 8. TwoCCsto GPfor Home High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 9. Two CCs to GP for Revenue High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CCs to GP for Mines and Geology, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CD Copies 10. 11. GSC HIGH COURT DATED:22/07/2025 ^ r t A’x 211^‘i ^ Currem section ^ 2§spatc^3-^^' m’ ORDER WP NO. 8599 OF 2021 .Co A- DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS