i APHC010445282025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 22647 OF 2025 Between: 1. V Narayana Reddy, S/o Late Ranga Reddy, Aged about 89 years, Occ: Farmer and shepherd, Bandarlapalli, Komaragunta, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh - 517569. 2. S. Damodara Reddy, S/o Sankar Reddy, Aged about 45 years, Occ: Farmer, Bandarlapalli, Komaragunta, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh - 517569. 3. S. Vara Prasad,, S/o B.Muniratnam Reddy, Aged about 32 years, Occ: Farmer, Bandarlapalli, Komaragunta, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh - 517569. 4. P. Dinesh Reddy,, S/o B.Anjaneyulu Reddy, Aged about 29 years, Occ: Farmer, Bandarlapalli, Komaragunata, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh - 517569. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Its Principal Secretary to Mines and Geology, 5th and 6th floors, B - Block, Sri Anajaneya Towers, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada- 521456. 2. The District Mines and Geology Officer, 2-55/2, Officer's Line, Gurunagar Colony, Near Municipal Office, Chittoor, Chittoor District - 517001. r 3. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, 2-55/2, Officer's Line, Gurunagar Colony, Near Municipal Office, Chittoor, Chittoor District - 517001. 4. The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Represented by its Chairman, APIIC Colony Rd, Guru Nanak Colony, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - 520007. 5. The District Collector, Chittoor District, Reddigunta, Chittoor - 517002. 6. M/s Sri Urvija Granites, Rep by its Managing Partner, M.Silpa, D.No.1- 40, Arimakulapalli, S.R.Puram Mandal, Chittoor District-517167. ...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 issue an order, writ or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the action of the 2nd and 3rd respondents in not considering his representation dated 18.08.2025 gave to the 5th respondent himself along with the other petitioners in a common complaint grievance SPANDANA complaint and in not taking action on the 6th respondent's illegal mining in an extent of 4.936 Hectares in survey No. 480 of Komaragunta village, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District without following due process of Law is arbitrary, illegal, violation of principles of Natural Justice and violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and further direct the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to take necessary action on the 6th respondent pertaining to illegal mining in an extent of 4.936 Hectares in survey No. 480 of Komaragunta village, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District pertaining to the order of the 2 respondent with proceedings No. 4042/Q2/2017 dated 05.06.2025 in favour of the 6th respondent and their agents in accordance with Law. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to stay the operation pertaining to illegal mining in an extent of 4.936 Hectares in survey No. 480 of Komaragunta village, Vedumkuppam respondent with proceedings No. 4042/Q2/2017 dated 05.06.2025 in favour of the of the 6th respondent and their agents in accordance with Law. / Mandal, Chittoor District pertaining to the order of the 2nd Counsel for the Petitioners; SRI D KISHORE KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3:GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY Counsel for the Respondent No. 4: SRI YELISETTI SOMARAJU STANDING COUNSEL APPCB Counsel for the Respondent No. 5:GP FOR REVENUE Respondent No. 6; SRI HARISH KUMAR RASINENl Counsel for the The Court made the following order: r #6* APHC010445282025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 050 [3458] WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 22647 OF 2025 Between: 1.V NARAYANA REDDY, S/O LATE RANGA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 89 BANDARLAPALLI, CHITTOOR YEARS, OEC. FARMER AND SHEPHERD, KOMARAGUNTA, VEDURUKUPPAM MANDAL, DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 517569. 2.S. DAMODARA REDDY,, S/O SANKAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 45 BANDARLAPALLI, KOMARAGUNTA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA YEARS, OEC. FARMER, VEDURUKUPPAM MANDAL, PRADESH-517569. 3.S. VARA PRASAD,, S/O B.MUNIRATNAM REDDY, AGED ABOUT 32 BANDARLAPALLI, KOMARAGUNTA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA YEARS, OEC.FARMER, VEDURUKUPPAM MANDAL, PRADESH-517569. 4.P. DINESH REDDY,, S/O B.ANJANEYULU REDDY, AGED ABOUT 29 BANDARLAPALLI, KOMARAGUNATA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA YEARS, OEC. FARMER, VEDURUKUPPAM MANDAL, PRADESH - 517569. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO MINES AND GEOLOGY, 5TH AND 6TH FLOORS, B SRI ANAJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, - BLOCK, VIJAYAWADA- 521456. 2 2.THE DISTRICT MINES AND GEOLOGY OFFICER, 2-55/2, OFFICER'S NEAR MUNICIPAL OFFICE, LINE, GURUNAGAR COLONY CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT - 517001. 3.THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2-55/2, OFFICER'S LINE, GURUNAGAR COLONY, NEAR MUNICIPAL OFFICE, CHITTOOR. CHITTOOR DISTRICT - 517001. 4.THE ANDHRA PRADESH POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, APIIC COLONY RD, GURU NANAK COLONY, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520007. 5.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, REDDIGUNTA, CHITTOOR-517002. 6.M/S SRI URVIJA GRANITES, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, M.SILPA, D.NO.1-40, ARIMAKULAPALLI, S.R.PURAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT -517167. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.D KISHORE KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.HARISH KUMAR RASINENI 2.GP FOR REVENUE 3.YELISETTI SOMARAJU STANDING COUNSEL APPCB 4.GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 22647 OF 2025 The Court made the following order: Heard Sri D.Kishore Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Smt. Sudeepthi Potiuri, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3, Sri Burlu Chandra Sekhar, learned counsel representing Sri Yelisetti Somaraju, learned Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board appearing for respondent No.4, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent No.5 and Sri Harish Kumar Rasineni, learned counsel for unofficial respondent No.6. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents have not considered the representation of the petitioners dated 18.08.2025. 3. It is contended that the land in Survey Nos.44/3, 44/4A, 44/4B2, 374/2 and 42/3B situated at Komaragunta Village, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District, belongs to the petitioners herein. However, the Mining Department has granted a quarry lease for colour granite in favour of the 6*^ respondent over an extent of 4.936 hectares in Survey No. 480 of Komaragunta Village, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District, which is adjacent to the subject lands of the petitioners. 4. It is further contended that the said quarry is causing significant pollution, which is also affecting the agricultural fields, and also shows its 4 impact on the agricultural yield. In view of the same, the petitioners have made a complaint through the ‘SPANDANA’ platform, but the same has not been considered by the authorities so far. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology would submit that pursuant to the representation of the petitioners, the respondents have acted upon it and the Office of the District Mines and Geology Officer, Chittoor along with Tahsildar, Vedurukuppam Mandal Surveyor, Vedurukuppam and Station House Officer, Vedurukuppam inspected the subject area on 12.08.2025 in the presence of the petitioners and representative of the quarry lease. The District Mines and Geology Officer, Chittoor vide letter dated 23.08.2025 addressed a letter to the Tahsildar, Vedurukuppam to furnish the following details; 5. “/. Category, classification, ownership of the land in Sy. No. 44/3, 44/4A, 44/4B2, 374/2, 47/3B along with their actual extents allocated In procession on field along with extent of encroachment depicting on the map. a. Category, classification, ownership of the land in Sy.No.39, 40, 42, 43. Their actual extents. Hi. Is there any gap area between the guarry lease granted area of Sy.No.480 and the land in Sy.No.39, 40, 43 & 44. iv. Furnish the extent of area occupied in Sy.No.480 i.e., guarry lease granted area as noticed during the course of joint inspection. ” 5 % 6. Having regard to the same, Smt. Sudeepthi Potiuri, learned Assistant . Government Pleader for Mines and Geology submits that there is no inaction on the part of the respondents in considering the representation of the petitioners. On the other hand, the learned Standing Counsel for the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) submits that the 6'^ respondent has obtained necessary permissions of Consent to Operate (CTO) from the APPCB vide proceedings in No.CTR-193/APPCB/ZO-TPT/CTO/2025/ dated 31.07.2025 for the purpose of mining Colour Granite. 7. Having regard to the contentions made by both the learned counsel, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition by observing that there is no inaction on the part of the respondents in considering the representation dated 18.08.2025 of the petitioners, as contended. 8. 9. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pass appropriate orders upon conclusion of the proceedings initiated pursuant to the representation of the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K.KASI RAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICFP To, 1. The Principal Secretary to Mines and Geology, State of Andhra Sri Anajaneya Towers, Pradesh, 5th and 6th floors, B - Block, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada- 521456. % 2. The District Mines and Geology Officer, 2-55/2, Officer's Line, Gurunagar Colony, Near Municipal Office, Chittoor, Chittoor District - 517001. 3. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, 2-55/2, Officer's Line, Gurunagar Colony, Near Municipal Office, Chittoor. Chittoor District - 517001. 4. The Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, APIIC Colony Rd, Guru Nanak Colony, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - 520007. 5. The District Collector, Chittoor District, Reddigunta, Chittoor - 517002. 6. The Managing Partner, M.Silpa, M/s Sri Urvija Granites, D.No.1-40, Arimakulapalli, S.R.Puram Mandal, Chittoor District -517167. 7. One CC to Sri. D Kishore Kumar Advocate [OPUC] 8. One CC to Sri. Harish Kumar Rasineni Advocate [OPUC] 9. One CC to Sri. Yelisetti Somaraju SC for APPCB [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Mines and Geology, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CCs to GP for Revenue High Court of Andhra Pradesh 10. 11. [OUT] Two CD Copies 12. GSC HIGH COURT DATED;! 0/09/2025 ORDER WP NO. 22647 OF 2025 2 0 SEP 2025 O Co SsCjjrrentSactiwiX*/ »■ DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS