1 APHC010112362022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 6529/2022 Between: 1. PAMARTHI KALYAN, S/O. VENKAIAH, AGED 30 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. NAGAVARAM. VILLAGE, GUDURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF,MINES AND GEOLOGY, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. THE MANDAL REVENUE OFFICER, GUDLAVALLERU. KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. THE DIVISIONAL PANCHAYATH OFFICER, VEMAVARAM PANCHAYATHI, H/O NAGAVARAM, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICER, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 8. MANNEM PADHMAVATHI, SARPANCH VEMAVARAM, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2 9. PANCHAYATH SECRETARY, VEMAVARAM PANCHAYATHI, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking steps at a rapid pace for illegal mining of the sand in the above said pond by -digging it very deep approximately upto 10 feet depth by destroying the pond (Cheruvu) and also the absolute inaction on the part .of the respondents in spite of objections raised by the farmers highhanded, illegal, and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to not to dug illegally sand in the above said pond (Cheruvu) by drying up the pond and causing the standing crop to dry and dead at Nagavaram Village, Vemavaram panchayath, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District and pass and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents to forbear not to dug illegally sand in the above said pond (Cheruvu) by drying', up the pond and causing the standing crop to dry and dead at Nagavaram Village, Vemavaram Panchayath, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District, pending disposal of the Writ petition disposal of the above Writ petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NUNNA ARAVIND KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 3. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 6529/2022 ORDER:- The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following main prayer: <to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking steps at a rapid pace for illegal mining of the sand in the above said pond by -digging it very deep approximately upto 10 feet depth by destroying the pond (Cheruvu) and also the absolute inaction on the part .of the respondents in spite of objections raised by the farmers highhanded, illegal, and arbitraryand consequently direct the respondents to not to dug illegally sand in the above said pond (Cheruvu) by drying up the pond and causing the standing crop to dry and dead at Nagavaram Village, Vemavaram panchayath, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District and pass and pass= 2. On 16.02.2026, this Court passed the following order: “It is a classic case of merely filing the writ petition and not turning up to the Court, as discloses from the docket sheet right from the stage of inception of the writ petition on one date or another, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. For the sake of comprehensive view, the relevant dates are given below: 1. 07.04.2022 2. 26.04.2022 3. 08.09.2022 4. 27.09.2022 5. 31.10.2022 6. 21.11.2022 4 7. 05.12.2022 8. 02.01.2023 Today also there is no representation for the petitioner. Post the matter on 18.02.2026, under the caption 8for dismissal9. 3. Today, none appeared for the petitioner. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 18.02.2026 S D P 5 275 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 6529/2022 18.02.2026 W S D P