APHC010512022021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 78/2022 Between: 1. G. RAJA RAO,, S/O SEETHAM NAIDU, AGE 51 YEARS, R/O D.NO.1-61, DANNAMPETA VILLAGE, NELLIMARLA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, 5TH AND 6TH FLOORS, ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM 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 topleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the respondents in proceedings of Deputy Director of Mines and Geology in Proc.No.12/Q/DDMG-VZM/2020, dt.14-09-2020 in determining the quarry lease for gravel in Building Stone in over an extent of 1.000 Hects. In Sy.No.88 of Dannanapeta Village, Nellimarla Mandal, Vizianagaram District as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, unconstitutional and in violation of prin-ciples of natural justice and the orders of Hon'ble High Court in W.P.No.15843 f 2021 dt.07-09-2020 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 pleased to suspend the determination orders in Proc.No11/Q/DDMG-VZM/2020, dt.14-09- 2020 in determining the quarry lease granted in over an extent of 1.000 Hects. In Sy.No.88 of Dannanapeta Village, Nellimarla Mandal, Vizianagarm District, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2022 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 be pleased to dismiss the writ petition by vacating the interim orders dated.06.01.2022 in IA No.1 of 2022 in WP No.78 of 2022 and to Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N SHOBA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 78/2022 ORDER: When the matter is called, Sri J. Santhi Kiran, learned counsel representing Smt. N. Shoba, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that in view of the subsequent events taken place in the lis, the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the writ petition becomes infructuous. 2. Recording the above said submissions, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending consideration, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 24.02.2026 ANS 63 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 78/2022 Date: 24.02.2026 ANS