APHC010518032025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3233] MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 27285/2025 Between: 1. KARTHIKEYA ENTERPRISES, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT PLOT NO. A/1, ROAD NO. 10, CO-OP BANK COLONY, NAGOLE, HYDERABAD - 500068 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR P. SRIDHAR REDDY ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP. 2. THE DIRECTOR COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, TIRUPATI. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, TIRUPATI. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, TIRUPATI. 5. THE DISTRICT DISASTER RESPONSE AND FIRE OFFICER, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, TIRUPATI. 6. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SULLURPETA REVENUE DIVISION, TIRUPATI 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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature 2 HBKM,J W.P.No.27285 of 2025 of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Proceedings vide REV02/446/2023-JA- MGST-COLL-TPT dated 02.09.2025 passed by the 3rd respondent in rejecting the petitioners representation dated 21.04.2025 and 23.09.2024, Report submitted by Respondent No. 4 dated 28.08.2023, Report submitted by Respondent No. 5 dated 18.07.2023 and Report submitted by Respondent No. 6 dated 08.04.2024 for the grant of No Objection Certificate (NOC) under Form AE-12 of the Explosives Rules, 2008 to the petitioner for installing the explosive magazine for storage of explosives and for Blasting operations at Sy. No. 398/2 in Alathuru Village, B.N. Kandriga Mandal, Tirupati District as being illegal, arbitrary, irrational, contrary to the Explosives Rules, 2008 besides being violative of Article 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently set-aside the Proceedings vide REV02/446/2023- JA- MGST-COLL-TPT dated 02.09.2025 passed by the 3rd respondent and further direct the respondents to forthwith grant No Objection Certificate (NOC) under Form AE-12 of the Explosives Rules, 2008 in favour of the petitioner for installing the explosive magazine for storage of explosives and for Blasting operations at Sy. No. 398/2 in Alathuru Village, B.N. Kandriga Mandal, Tirupati District and pass orders. IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 operation of the impugned proceedings vide REV02/446/2023- JA-MGST- COLL-TPT dated 02.09.2025 passed by the 3rd respondent, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P JAGADISH CHANDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3 HBKM,J W.P.No.27285 of 2025 The Court made the following Order: The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition, for which he has taken a Court slip dated 05.03.2026. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN 09.03.2026 RMR 4 HBKM,J W.P.No.27285 of 2025 219 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 27285 of 2025 09.03.2026 W RMR