IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAV (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNeIS) TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE i of. % PRESENT HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 15101 OF 2024 / Between: Akula Sreekanth, S/o. Akula Lakshmi Narayana, aged about 28 years, R/o. H.No.80-131-10,( MIG -I) Abbas Nagar, New Housing Board Colony, Kurnool, Kurnool District- 512 222, Andhra Pradesh ...Petitioner AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its PrI., Secretary industries and Commerce (Mines II) Department Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi ' 2. The Director of Mines and Geology, Department of Mines and Geology Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada, Krishna District 3. The District Mines and Geology Officer, Kurnool, Kurnool District. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstancesstated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Show cause Notice No. 23/QL/2024 dated 09.02.2024 and consequential Demand Notice No. 23/QL/2024, dated 21.03.2024 by the District Mines and Geology Officer, Kurnool, as 4 arbitrary,^predetermined, bad in law, illegal, unjust, against principles of naturaC^strpi^ and unconstitutional and to set aside the same. lA NO: 1 2024 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 suspend the Show cause Notice No. 23/QL/2024 dated 09.02.2024 and consequential Demand Notice No. 23/QL/2024, dated 21.03.2024 by the District Mines and Geology Officer, Kurnool, pending disposal of the writ petition. lA NO: 2 OF 2024 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 not to take any coercive steps pursuant to demand notice against the petitioner, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s G N UMA RANI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following order: Ji\ T APHC010297682024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) m [3458] TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 15101/2024 Between: ...PETITIONER Akula Sreekanth AND ...RESPONDENT(S) State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner; 1.G N UMA RANI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Sudeepthi Potiuri, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that pursuant to the show cause notice, dated 09.02.2024, the petitioner has submitted his explanation, dated 04.03.2024. Pursuant to the application filed by the 2. 2 p6titioner for grant of quarry lease of building stone, manufacturing sand, road metal etc., in respect of the subject land, the Technical Staff of the Mining Department has inspected the land and found that there are two pits that were existing in the subject land. Thus show cause notice, dated 09.02.2024 was issued to the petitioner to show cause within 15 days as to why action should not be taken against the petitioner and as to how what had happened to the mineral extraction that was made and unauthorized transportation of the same. It is stated that the petitioner has submitted his explanation, dated 04.03.2024. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has submitted his explanation however, the same was not considered while passing the impugned order, though reference was made to the said explanation, while passing the impugned order. Considered the rival submissions. A perusal of the impugned order would show that no reasons as such are given by the respondent No.3, while passing the order. The respondent No.3 did not assign any reason for its conclusions as to on what basis the quantity and quality of the mineral that has been alleged to be excavated unauthorizedly has been arrived at. 4. 5. In view of the foregoing, without going into the merits of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to set aside the impugned order, dated 21.03.2024 and remand the matter to the respondent No.3 directing 3 the respondent No.3 to pass appropriate orders pursuant to the show 09.02.2024, after considering the explanation submitted by the petitioner and after giving due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and dispose of the same within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 6. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. notice, dated cause all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand As a sequel. closed. Sd/- K.KASl RAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// “on officer S To, and Commerce (Mines 11) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi The Prl., Secretary Industries State of Andhra Pradesh, 1. 2. The Director of Mines and Geology. Department of Mines and Geology Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada, Krishna District and Geology Officer, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 3. The District Mines G N Uma Rani Advocate [OPUC] and Geology, High Court Of Andhra 4. OneCCto Sri. 5. Two CCS to GP for Mines Pradesh. [OUT] 6. Three CD Copies GSC T «• HIGH COURT DATED:17/06/2025 ORDER WP.No.15101 of 2024 DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS