1 APHC010285022014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 28737/2014 Between: 1. M.VENKATESWARA RAO S/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 31 YEARS D.NO. 4-72, PADAMATA PALEM, MEDARAMETLA VILLAGE, KORISIPADU MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GOVERNEMNT OF A P, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE (M.1) DEPARTMENT,HYDERABAD 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF A.P, HYDERABAD. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF A.P GUNTUR TOWN AND DISTRICT. 4. THE ASST DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF A.P., ONGOLE, PRAKASAM 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 direction, Order or the Writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the Respondents in not granting quarry lease /Prospecting license to the Petitioner, despite his application dated 2 5.07.2013 submitted to the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Guntur, for grant of quarry lease/ Prospecting license, for gravel mineral for roads and buildings, in respect of the Petitioner's land admeasuring 2.000 hectares situated in Survey No. 64/1 of Tammavaram Village hamlet of Bodduvanipalem Village of Korisapadu Mandal of Prakasam District, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and to consequentially direct the Respondents to grant quarry lease / prospecting license to the Petitioner for gravel mineral over 2.000 hectares of land situated in Survey No. 64/1 of Tammavaram Village hamlet of Bodduvanipalem Village of Korisapadu Mandal of Prakasam District and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 35971 OF 2014 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 direct the Respondents to expeditiously grant quarry lease / prospecting license to the Petitioner for gravel mineral over 2.000 hectares of land situated in Survey No. 64/1 of Tammavaram Village hamlet of Bodduvanipalem Village of Korisapadu Mandal of Prakasam District on his application dated 5.07.2013 within a time frame, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T SREEDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. T SREEDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 28737 of 2014 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 direction, Order or the Writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the Respondents in not granting quarry lease /Prospecting license to the Petitioner, despite his application dated 5.07.2013 submitted to the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Guntur, for grant of quarry lease/ Prospecting license, for gravel mineral for roads and buildings, in respect of the Petitioner's land admeasuring 2.000 hectares situated in Survey No. 64/1 of Tammavaram Village hamlet of Bodduvanipalem Village of Korisapadu Mandal of Prakasam District, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and to consequentially direct the Respondents to grant quarry lease / prospecting license to the Petitioner for gravel mineral over 2.000 hectares of land situated in Survey No. 64/1 of Tammavaram Village hamlet of Bodduvanipalem Village of Korisapadu Mandal of Prakasam District and pass….” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri T.Sreedhar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that in view of subsequent events taken place in the lis, as the 3rd respondent Authorities rejected the quarry lease application preferred by the petitioner vide proc.No.544/Q1/2022 dated 20.04.2022, he seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to work out petitioner’s legal remedies in accordance with law. 3. Accordingly, recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to work 4 out his legal remedies in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 31.03.2026 RMR 5 198 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 28737 of 2014 31.03.2026 W RMR