APHC010001732019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 47/2019 Between: 1. SRIHARI, YSR KADAPA ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF AP, Velagapudi ...RESPONDENT 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 IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. JANARDHANA REDDY PONAKA Counsel for the Respondent: 2 MRK,J W.P.NO.47 OF 2019 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) The Court made the following: 3 MRK,J W.P.NO.47 OF 2019 ORDER:- This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the following relief: “....to issue a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seizing the HITACHI EX 100 bearing SLNO.EBH02/697NA/1.95/II/500/WI/WD without following any procedure under statutes contemplated under Rule 9B Minor Mineral concession Rules as per the G.O.Ms.No.42 of Ind & Comm (Mines-II) Department dated 29.03.2016 belonging to the petitioner as being illegal arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 16, 19(1)(g), 21, 300A and 301 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release the HITACHI EX 100 bearing SLNO.EBH02/697NA/1.95/II/500/WI/WD of the petitioner forthwith...” 2. When the matter came up for hearing, Mr.P.Janardhana Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in view of the subsequent events taken place in the lis, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 3. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no orders as to costs. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _____________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM,J 19.02.2026 LSP