APHC010310472026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WP(PIL) NO: 131 of 2026 Bench Sr.No:-25 [3584] Upputuri Ashok Kumar ...Petitioner Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents ********** CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 22nd September, 2026 Present : Advocate for Petitioner : Mr SS Rama Krishna Prasad Advocates for Respondents : GP for Home, GP for Revenue, GP for Irrigation and CAD, GP for Mines and Geology LISA GILL, CJ: Prayer in this writ petition is as under: “..to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the in-action of the respondents, in preventing the illegal mining & digging of mud/sand/gravel in Pelluru Government Water Tank in Sy.Nos.567/1, 567/2 and 567/3 in an extent of Ac.460-58 cents and in western side adjacent patta lands of the petitioner in Sy.Nos.593/5 in an extent of Ac.1-83 cents and 574/5 in an extent of Ac.0-69 cents of Pelluru Village, Ongole Municipal Corporation, Prakasam District by third parties with JCBs & lifting the same with huge tippers for wrongful gain as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and also Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents not to allow illegal mining & digging of mud/sand/gravel in Pelluru Government Water Tank and in adjacent patta lands of the Petitioner by third parties with JCBs & lifting the same with huge tippers for wrongful gain and to take further steps to prevent the illegal mining in the government water tank and pass such other order..” 2 HCJ & CGR, J WP(PIL)_131_2026 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that there is no subsisting grievance, therefore, present proceedings be closed. 3. Ordered accordingly. No costs. Pending application(s) if any stand(s) disposed of accordingly. LISA GILL, CJ CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J Vjl Whether the order is Speaking/Reasoned : Yes / No Whether the order is Reportable : Yes / No