APHC010203232019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 8832/2019 Between: M/S RAMCO CEMENTS LIMITED,, KUMARASAMY RAJA NAGAR -521 457 JAGGAYYAPETA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT (ADMN) SRI M CHIDAMBARAM S/O SRI S P MANICKAM, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O B - 3 MCL COLONY, RAMCO CEMENTS, KSR NAGAR, JAGGAYYAPETA - 521547, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GUNTUR - II, DACHEPALLI H Q, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 4. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER REGISTRATION AND STAMPS, 5 - 59, R K SPRING VALLEY APARTMENTS, EDUPUGALLU, KANKIPADU (M), VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH 5. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH 6. THE SUB REGISTRAR, JAGGAIAHPETA, NANDIGAMA, ANDHRA PRADESH ...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 a Direction, one more in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus i. declaring the action of the Respondents in insisting that the Supplementary Lease Deed dated 27.02.2019 and the letter of the 3rd Respondent calling upon us to remit 3 percent of the market value of the lands covered under the leased area vide Lr. No. 77/M/2003 dated 21.06.2019 for registration of the Supplementary lease Deed as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional being in violation of Articles 14, 19 (1)(g) and 301 of the Constitution of India ii. declaring the action of the Respondents in considering the Supplementary Lease deed to be falling under Article 31 (a) (vi)under GO Ms No. 588 dated 04.12.2013 instead of Article 31 (a) (v) as illegal, arbitrary and lacking unconstitutional and hence in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India iii. direct the Respondents 1 to 3 not to interfere with the rights of the Petitioner Company under the Lease Deed dated 01.10.1997, read with the Supplementary Lease Deed dated 27.02.2019 by considering the Mining Lease granted under GO Ms NO. 59 dated 02.04.1997 as valid till 30.09.2047 iv. And pass 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 to suspend the proceedings of the 3rd Respondent in Lr No. 77/M/2003 dated 21.06.2019 and consequently direct the Respondents not to insist on getting the Supplementary Lease Deed dated 27.02.2019 registered under the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 or take any coercive steps on the ground of non registration of the Supplementary Lease dated 27.02.2019 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SIVARAJU SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. ADDL ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the following relief: “to issue a Writ Order or a Direction one more in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus i) declaring the action of the Respondents in insisting that the Supplementary Lease Deed dated 27.02.2019 and the letter of the 3rd Respondent calling upon us to remit 3 percent of the market value of the lands covered under the leased area vide Lr.No. 77/M/2003 dated 21.06.2019 for registration of the Supplementary lease Deed as illegal arbitrary and unconstitutional being in violation of Articles 14, 19 (1) (g) and 301 of the Constitution of India ii) declaring the action of the Respondents in considering the Supplementary Lease deed to be falling under Article 31 (a) (vi) under GO.Ms.No.588 dated 04.12.2013 instead of Article 31 (a) (v) as illegal arbitrary and lacking unconstitutional and hence in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India iii) direct the Respondents 1 to 3 not to interfere with the rights of the Petitioner Company under the Lease Deed dated 01.10.1997 read with the Supplementary Lease Deed dated 27.02.2019 by considering the Mining Lease granted under GO Ms NO 59 dated 02 04 1997 as valid till 30.09.2047 and pass” 2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, Sri K. Naveen Kumar, learned counsel, representing learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that in view of the subsequent events that have taken place, and as per the instructions of the writ petitioner, he seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 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 27.02.2026. JLSR/LSP 273 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO.8832 of 2019 27.02.2026 JLSR/LSP