APHC010182982025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 9711/2025 Between: Lemati Hanumantha Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GIRI BABU MARTHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR FORESTS 3. GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 4. GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV 5. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following order: The writ petition is filed challenging the inaction of the respondents in preventing the un-official respondents in dumping the scrap colour granite in irrigation channels of Konidena Village, Ballikurava Mandal, Prakasam District. 2 2. Heard Sri Giribabu Marthi, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has placed on record a copy of the written instructions received from the Tahsildar, Ballikurava Mandal dated 21.04.2025. A perusal of the same would reveal that pursuance to the representation of the petitioner the Revenue Divisional Officer, Chirala, the Mining Department Officials, the Tahsildar, Ballikurava, Village Reveue Officer and other officials have conducted joint inspection of the subject lands on 09.04.2025 in presence of the lease holders. It is stated that all the lands mentioned by the petitioners are dry lands and are classified as dry irrigation and that the patta lands are not under wet cultivation for the last 20 years and the ryots are cultivating these lands with dry crops. There is no water in the NSP canal and also in the feeder canals formed by the ryots in their patta lands. The lease holders i.e., M/s Samrajyam granites and M/s Srinivasa Granites are dumping the granite waste material, in their lands. In that process, a few stones of granite waste might have were fallen in the feeder channels inadvertently. It is further stated that the inspecting officials have warned them not to dump Granite waste in the feeder Channels. The said companies have also removed the granite waste material, from the feeder channels. It is stated that the lease holders did not dump granite waste in the 3 patta lands of the petitioner and other ryots. There are no hurdles to the petitioner to cultivate his patta Lands. 4. The written instructions of the Tahsildar, dated 21.04.2025 are placed on record. 5. In view of the foregoing, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date: 22.04.2025 SNI 4 66 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 9711/2025 Date: 22.04.2025 SNI