APHC010459222025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23928/2025 Between: 1. BUDDA SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. LATE DEMUDU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, GOVINDAMMA SAW MILL, R/O. P.S.PETA ROAD, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOREST DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. THE FOREST CONSERVATOR, ANAKAPALLI, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P. 3. THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER, O/O FOREST DEPARTMENT, CHINTAPALLI ROAD, NARSIPATNAM, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P. 4. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, FOREST DEPARTMENT OFFICE, NEAR PETROL BUNK, KOTHUR, CHODAVARAM, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P 5. THE FOREST INSPECTOR, OFFICE OF FOREST DEPARTMENT, CHODAVARAM, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P. 6. THE TAHSILDAR, CHODAVARAM, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P. 7. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHODAVARAM POLICE STATION, CHODAVARAM, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P. 2 ...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 more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notice 04-2010, Chodavaram, Dt.05-08- 2025 of the Forest Department Officer, Chodavaram in prejudging the case in the notice itself is bad, illegal, capricious and arbitrary to law, consequentially direct not to renew the Saw Mill in the absence of new lease agreement from Gunuru Sathyanarayana is bad, illegal and arbitrary and to set aside the notice dt.05-08-2025 and to renew the Lease and licence till disposal of the above Writ and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K SUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR FORESTS 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23928 of 2025 ORDER:- When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri K.Subrahmanyam, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the matter is settled out of Court and seeks the permission of this Court to withdraw the present petition, since no further orders are required in this matter. Learned counsel for the petitioner endorsed the same on the petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Ms. Baliboyina Sravani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Forests for the respondents is in attendance. 4. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 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: 16.06.2026. UPS 4 124 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23928 of 2025 Dt.16.06.2026 UPS