1 APHC010640012014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 4010/2014 Between: 1. J. MADHUSUDAN REDDY, S/O. PRATHAP REDDY,, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O.SANGALAPALLI VILLAGE, KAMALAPURAM TALUQ, Y.S.R.DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE A.P.S.P.D.C.L REP BY ITS, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, A.P.S.P.D.C.L, Y.S.R. DISTRICT, KADAPA. 3. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER APSPDCL, GALIVEEDU, Y.S.R. DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL The Court made the following: 2 ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri N. Rupeshwar Reddy, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri V.R. Reddy Kovvuri, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. 2. This Writ Petition is of the year 2014. Since 11.07.2025, this matter has been adjourned on three occasions to enable the learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner to obtain instructions as regards the survival of the cause of action. Sri N. Rupeswar Reddy, learned Counsel appearing for the Writ Petitioner would submit that despite several efforts undertaken by the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, the Petitioner herein could not be contacted for the purpose of finding out whether the cause survives or not. 3. As indicated above that the present Writ Petition is of the year 2014 and since the Writ Petitioner has not evinced any interest either in prosecuting the case or being in touch with the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, this Court has to reasonably assume that the Writ Petitioner is not interested in prosecuting this case. 4. In this view of the matter, the present Writ Petition is dismissed for Non-prosecution. No order as to costs. 5. However, there shall be a direction to the Registry to preserve the record for a period of twelve (12) weeks from today in order to enable the parties to file an appropriate Application for Restoration, if the Writ Petitioner is of the opinion that the cause of action still survives. 6. If such Application is not filed within the fixed time, the Registry is at liberty to destroy the record four (04) weeks after the expiry of the said twelve (12) weeks period as per the procedure. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 18.08.2025 Vns 3