APHC010262792019 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: 11904/2019 Between: 1. KONDAPALLI VENKATESWARA RAO,, S/O. UMAMAHESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, REP BY POWER OF ATTORNEY MANCHIKALAPUDI AMARNATH, R/O KRISHNAYAPALEM VILLAGE, MANGALAGIRI MANDAL, AMARAVATI, A.P, 522503. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, DEPARMENT OF MINES SECRETARIAT BUILDING AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. TAHSILDAR, MANGALAGIRI MANDAL. 4. TAHSILDAR, KOLLURU MANDAL. 5. TAHSILDAR, KOLLIPARA MANDAL. 6. THE A P CAPITAL REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS, COMMISSIONER, LENIN CENTER GOVERNOR PET VIJAYAWADA 520002. ...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 toto issue an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue Sand policy and permit excavation of the required 360 Cubic meters of sand from the nearest possible notified Sand reach on payment of the requisite fee and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KARUMANCHI INDRANEEL BABU 2 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) 2. KASA JAGANMOHAN REDDY The court made the following ORDER:- When the matter is called, Sri K. Indraneel Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner, submit that in view of the subsequent developments taken place in the lis i.e., issuance of G.O.Ms.No.100 dated 26.06.2025 by the Government of A.P., the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication. However, he seeks permission of this Court to ventilate his grievance as per the new policy in accordance with Law. 2. Recording the above said submissions, the writ petition is closed by granting permission as prayed above. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 19.02.2026 GVK 3 277 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.11904 of 2019 Date: 19.02.2026 GVK