APHC010406722013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11569/2013 Between: 1. KARASALA PAMULU, GUNTUR DIST & 3 OTHERS, HINDU, R/O.H.NO.1256, RAJEEV COLONY, AMARAVATHI (V) & (M), GUNTUR DIST. 2. LANKA ADILAKSHMI W/O IJIYYA, R/O.7-96, RAJEEV COLONY, AMARAVATHI (V) & (M), GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. KARASALS SARVESWARA RAO S/O SUBBAIAH, R/O.8-86, CHECHI NEAR, AMARAVATHI (V) & (M), GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. KARASALA VENKATESWARA RAO S/O SUBBAIAH, R/O.H.NO.6-861, AMARAVATHI (V) & (M), GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. PRL SECY ICMINESI DEPT AP HYD 7 OTHERS, INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE (MINES-I) DEPT., REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, HYDERABAD. 2. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES GEOLOGY, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, GUNTUR. 4. THE DISTRICT WATER LAND TREES AUTHORITY, REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY-CUM-DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY REP. BY ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2 5. THE TAHSILDAR, AMARAVATHI MANDAL, GUNTUR DIST. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEERCUMRIVER CONSERVATOR, K.C.DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER AMARAVATHI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 8. R SIVARAMA KRISHNAIAH S/O RAMANNA, R/O. AMARAVATHI (V) & (M), GUNTUR DIST. ...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 order or direction of Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring theaction of the respondents 3 to 7 herein in permitting the 8th respondent herein for de-casting sand from patta lands over an extent of 7.96 cents in Survey No.260/1 of Amaravathi Village and Mandal, Guntur District, vide proceedings in Rc.No.2/Sand/MPL/2013- W5, dated 07.02.2013 without obtaining the Environmental Clearance from the Ministry of Environmental and Forest, is arbitrary, illegal, and contrary to the APMMC Rules, 1966 and the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Deepak Kumar V. State of Haryana (2012) 4SCC page. 629 and set aside the same and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 14330 OF 2013 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 impugned proceedings vide Rc.No.2/Sand/MPL/2013-W5, dated 07.02.2013, issued by the 4th respondent, in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. G L NAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 3. GP FOR AGRICULTURE 3 4. GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV 5. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11569/2013 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, both the learned counsel submits that the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication and the matter becomes infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 05.02.2026 TPS 5 30 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11569/2013 05.02.2026 TPS