APHC010477152016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 28915/2016 Between: 1. M/S. AURELIA LATERITE MINING PVT. LTD.,, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, P. RAMAKRISHNA, SON OF P. JAGAN MOHAN RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O 8-2-268/1, FLAT NO.101, UMA PARKSIDE APARTMENTS, ROAD NO. 5, BANJARA HILLS, HYDERABAD. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE (M.IV) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE ASST DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, RAJAHMUNDRY, EAST GODAVARI 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, in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring that the Show cause Notice No.7567/R2-1/2011, dated 20/07/2016 issued by the Director of Mines and Geology, A.P., Hyderabad, the 2nd respondent herein, to the petitioner has lapsed for non-compliance with the judgment and order dated 14/07/2016 in 2 WP(PIL) No. 48/2016 of this Hon'ble Court, which order also has worked itself out on 22/08/2016; and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2016(WPMP 35794 OF 2016 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 Asst. Director of Mines and Geology, Rajahmundry, the 4th respondent herein, to issue dispatch permits to the petitioner for the mined mineral after collecting the applicable seigniorage fee/royalty; and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2016(WPMP 35795 OF 2016 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 permit the petitioner to continue the mining operation in the leased area; and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PILLIX LAW FIRM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) The court made the following ORDER:- When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri A. Datta Sanjeev, learned counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that in view of the subsequent events in the lis, the cause in the writ petition no longer survives for adjudication. 2. Recording the above said submission, the 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: 23.02.2026 SCH 3 8 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.28915 of 2016 Date: 23.02.2026 SCH