APHC010422002014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 20901/2014 Between: 1. SRI.P.RAMA KRISHNA & 2 OTHERS, S/O.LATE SRI APPA RAO, AGED: 45 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O.D.NO.15-10-23, GAVARAPALEM, ANAKAPALLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 2. SRI B.TRINADHA RAO,, S/O.LATE SRI ADHINARAYANA, AGED: 46 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O.D.NO.18-6-7, GAVARAPALEM, ANAKAPALLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 3. SRI K.VENKATRAMANA,, S/O.LATE SRI ADHINARAYNA, AGED: 44 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/ O.D.NO.16-7-16, GAVARAPALEM, ANAKAPALLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP MINES GEOLOGY 6 OTHERS, DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR MINES GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, BURUGULA RAMA KRISHNA BHAWAN, HYDERABAD. 3. THE ZONAL JOINT DIRECTOR MINES GEOLOGY, VISAKHAPATNAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MINES & GEOLOGY, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. SRI K V NARASIMHA MURTHY, S/O.LATE SRI K.V.RAMESAM, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, PROPRIETOR, M/S.VALLABHA ROCKS, R/O.D.NO.51-8-40/34, K.R.M. COLONY, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 6. SRI SENAPATHI GANGADHAR, S/O.SRI VENKATA RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/ O.M.KOTAPADU VILLAGE, V.MADUGULA MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM. 7. TAHSILDHAR, MADUGULA VILLAGE & MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the official respondents in not taking necessary and appropriate action against respondents No.5 and 6 on the representations dated 19-11-2012 and 18-05-2014 made by the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary, violative of the provisions of Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 made therein and violative of Article 14 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents No.1 to 4 to immediately to cancel the mining lease granted in favour of the 5th respondent vide proceedings No.1162/R1-2/2011 dated 18-08-2012 and to pass such other orders as are deemed fit and proper. IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 26200 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 5th and 6th respondents not to carry out any mining activity in pursuance of the proceedings No.1162/R1-2/2011, Dt. 18.08.2012 and to pass such other order(s) as are deemed fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. G PURUSHOTHAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITON NO.20901 OF 2014 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner(s) and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Ms.Revanthi, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner(s) 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 04.02.2026 BSP 104 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO.20901 of 2014 04.02.2026 BSP