IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVAXi (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAV/t WRIT PETITION NO: 8353 OF 2017 Between: M/s. Sri. Linga Reddy, Rep. by its GPA Holder, R.Lakshmi Narayana, S/o. Pandu Ranga Rao, Aged 50 years Flat No. 406, Padama Towers, South bypass Road, Ongole, Prakasam Dist, A.P. 523002. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh , Industries &, Commerce, Department, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Secretariat, Velagapudi Village, Thulluru Mandal Guntur Dist. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its. Special Secretary to Government Environment) Environment, Forests, Science & Technology Department, Secriatriat, Velagapudi Village, Thulluru Mandal Guntur Dist. 3. The Director of Mines and Geology, State of Andhra, Pradesh, Sri Anjaneya Towers D. No. 7-104,13 block 5*'^ & 6‘^ Floor, Vijayawada, Ibrahimpatnam, State of Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Assistant Director of Mines Geology, Ongole, Prakasam District. 5. The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, (SEI AA) Andhra Pradeh, Government of India, Ministry of Environment ^ f Forests, A-3, Industrial Estate, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Member Secretary. 6. Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Rep. by its. Member Secretary, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad. 7. Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Rep. by its. Environmental Engineer, Regional Officer, Nellore, Floor, APSFC Building, A.K. Nagar, Nellore. 8. The Chairman District Level Impact Assessment Authority, A.P.Pollution Control Board Gunturu. ...RESPONDENTS 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 issued a direction, order or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No. 3 in not issuing the way bills/dispatch permits to the petitioner in respect already excavated about 600 cubic meters of black Colour Granite, which is lying in the quarried area of the petitioner Sy.No. 386/A, Uppumagaluru Village Ballikurava Manadal. Prakasam District as illegal and unconstitutional and consequently declare that the petitioner is entitled to transport and sell 600 cubic meters of black Colour Granite, which is lying in the quarried area of the petitioner Sy.No. 386/A, Uppumagaluru Village Ballikurava Manadal, Prakasam District direct the respondents to issue final clearances for further activity of the petitioner.'^ I.A. NO: 1 OF 2017fWPMP. NO: 10332 OF 2017) Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent Nos.3 & 4 to issue way bills/dispatch f/ permits to the petitioner in respect already excavated about 54.65 cubmic meters of colour Galaxy Granite which is lying in the quarried area of the petitioner, in Sy.No. 386/A, Uppumagaluru Village Ballikurava Vlanadal, Prakasam District pending ,disposal of the above Writ Petition. _ Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K. S. MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,3 & 4 : GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : GP FOR FORESTS Counsel for the Respondent No.5 : SRI SRIDHAR TUMMALAPUDI FOR SRI P. PONNA RAO, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 6 to 8 : SRI RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM (SC FOR AP PCB) The Court made the following: ORDER r APHC010162542017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WM [3458] ■U.V- MONDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 8353/2017 f Between: M/s. Sri. Linga Reddy,rep. By Its Gpa Holder, AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Industries Commerce and ...RESPONDENT{S) Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.KS MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) 2.GP FOR FORESTS (AP) 3.SRIDHAR TUMMALAPUDI ( CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) 4.HARINATH N (DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA) 5. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM(SC FOR AP PCB) The Court made the following: ...PETITIONER ORDER: Sri K.S. Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue raised in the writ petition does not survive and no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. 2 r Recording the said submission of the learned counsel for the 2. petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. Sd/- M.RAMESH BABU DEPUTYREGiSTRAR //TRUE COPY// OFFICER SEC To. 1. One CC to Sri K. S. Murthy, Advocate [OPUC] ^ 2. One CC to Sri Rama Chandra Rao Gurram, (SC for AP PCB) [OPUC]^ ^ [OUT^^^ Geology, High Court of Andhra Pradeshr 4. Two CCs to GP for Forests, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 5. One CC to Sri P.Ponna Rao, Deputy Solicitor General of India (OPUC) 6. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr ■f HIGH COURT DATED:10/03/2025 ORDER ANDH^ WP.No.8353 Of 2017 0 3 APR 2025 f3: Current Section DISMISSING THE W.P. AS INFRUCUTOUS WITHOUT COSTS