1 APHC010556442014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 39925/2014 Between: 1. SRI SANKABATTULA PAPA RAO, S/O. SRI. KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. THIMMAPURAM POST, DWARAKA TIRUMALA MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT ELURU. 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT ELURU. 5. M/S VIJAYA BHARATHI CORPORATION, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI M.S. NARAYANA RAO, AGED 63 YEARS, R/O. MOTHEVARI STREET, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2 6. THE TAHSILDAR, DWARAKA TIRUMALA MANDAL, DWARAKA TIRUMALA, WEST 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 to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not disposing the petitioner's application for mining lease in Form-I, dt. 22.01.2011 for an extent of Ac. 20.00 cents covered by R.S. No. 358/1 of Venkata Krishnapuram Village, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District positively and taking steps to renew the mining lease in favour of 5th respondent as illegal, arbitrary, biased, unconstitutional and against the principles of natural justice and consequently, direct the Respondent No.4 to dispose of the Petitioner's application for mining lease in Form-I, dt. 22.01.2011 for an extent of Ac. 20.00 cents covered by R.S. No. 358/1 of Venkata Krishnapuram Village, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 50062 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 official Respondents to stay of all further proceedings with regard to mining lease in an extent of Ac. 105.39 cents covered by R.S. No. 358/1 of Venkata Krishnapuram Village, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District immediately pending disposal of the above Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A S LAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) 2. S SRINIVAS REDDY The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 39925 of 2014 ORDER:- The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following main prayer: “…..to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not disposing the petitioner's application for mining lease in Form-I, dt. 22.01.2011 for an extent of Ac. 20.00 cents covered by R.S. No. 358/1 of Venkata Krishnapuram Village, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District positively and taking steps to renew the mining lease in favour of 5th respondent as illegal, arbitrary, biased, unconstitutional and against the principles of natural justice and consequently, direct the Respondent No.4 to dispose of the Petitioner's application for mining lease in Form-I, dt. 22.01.2011 for an extent of Ac. 20.00 cents covered by R.S. No. 358/1 of Venkata Krishnapuram Village, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District...” 2. On 08.08.2024 none appeared for the petitioner. On 13.03.2026 also no representation for the petitioner. Thus, the matter is listed today in the caption of dismissal. Unfortunately, today also no representation for the petitioner. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 23.03.2026 RMR 4 51 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 39925 of 2014 23.03.2026 W RMR