APHC010412562009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] SATURDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 8452/2009 Between: 1. K.V.KRISHNA MURTHY, S/O.VENKATESWARA RAO BUSINESS R/O.ROAD NO.13, BHARATI NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH DEPARTMENT OF, MINES & GEOLOGY, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE ASST DIRECTOR MINES GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA,KRISHNA 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 toto issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring action of the 2nd respondent in not executing the lease deed to enable petitioner to conduct quarry operations from Mulapadu Sand Reach, Ibrahimpatman Mandal, Krishna District, though the petitioner paid the entire lease amount and there is no impediment against the respondents as arbitrary, illegal, failure to exercise power violative of the procedure contemplated under the AP Minor Mineral Concession Rules,1966, violative of Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles, 14,19, & 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2 respondents to forthwith execute lease deed and permit the petitioner to conduct quarry operatins from Mulapadu Sand Reach and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2009(WPMP 11067 OF 2009 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 execute thelease deed in respect of Mulapadu Sand Reach, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Krishna District pursuant to the order of the 2nd respondent dated.30.3.2009 made in LR.No.1005/Q/2007 pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2011(WVMP 1192 OF 2011 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 vacate the interim orders dated: 23.4.2009 passed in WPMP No. 11067 of 2009 in WP No. 8452 of 2009 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 7696 OF 2015 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 implead the 3rd respondent herein as respondent No.3 in W.P.No.8452 of 2009 and WPMPs Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C V R RUDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV (AP) 3. GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE 3 The court made the following ORDER:- When the matter is called, 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 and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, this 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:07.03.2026 BSP 4 49 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.8452 of 2009 Date:07.03.2026 BSP