APHC010163122022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 10310/2022 Between: 1. L. DASTAGIRI REDDY,, S/O DASTAGIRI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RIO SETTIVARIPALLI VILLAGE, MYDUKUR MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY HIS GPA HODLER KOPPARTHI MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, S/O KOPPARTHI RAMASUBBA REDDY, RIO SETTIVARIPALLI VILLAGE, MYDUKUR MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,,VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, ANDHRA PRADESH, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, , KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT 5. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, , ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER WL, PRODDATUR, YSR KADAPA 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 topleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in 2 the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing despatch permits and not considering the renewal quarry lease application submitted by the petitioner over an extent of 4.149 hectares in Sy.No.2267 (old Sy.No.1910) situated at Nandyalammapeta Village, Mydukur Mandal, YSR Kadapa District is wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently declare that the petitioner is entitled for issuance of despatch permits and also for consideration of his application for extension of quarry lease and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KIRTHI TEJA KONDAVEETI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE The court made the following ORDER:- When the matter is called, Sri K. Narasimha, learned counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that in view of the subsequent events occurred in the lis, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication. Accordingly, he submits that the matter has become infructuous. 2. Recording the above said submissions, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 17.02.2026 GVK 3 48 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.10310 of 2022 Date: 17.02.2026 GVK