1 APHC010655262018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31619/2018 Between: 1. D.GIRI NAIDU, S/O. CHINNA SWAMY NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC, BUSINESS, R/O. H.NO.2/26, MORAVAPALLE, KALLROADPALLE, CHANDRAGIRI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, PAKALA MANDAL, CHITTOOR 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not forwarding the application of the petitioner dated 01.10.2015 for grant of quarry lease for black granite 2 along with the report of the Tahsildar submitted to him in ROC.A/72/2018 dated 24.07.2018 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to forward the application of the petitioner to the 2nd respondent and further direct the 2nd respondent to consider the application of the petitioner for grant of quarry lease and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 3rd respondent forward the application of the petitioner dated 01.10.2015 for grant of quarry lease for black granite along with the report of the Tahsildar submitted to him in ROC.A/72/2018 dated 24.07.2018, pending disposal of the WP. IA NO: 1 OF 2020 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 vacate the interim order dated 26-09-2018 passed in Ia. 1/2018 in WP. 31619/2018 pending disposal of the WP before this honble court and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2020 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 implead the petitioner as respondents 5 in WP. 31619/2018 as well as IA.No. 1/2018 in WP. 31619/2018 pending disposal of the WP before this honble court Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) 2. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31619 of 2018 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not forwarding the application of the petitioner dated 01.10.2015 for grant of quarry lease for black granite along with the report of the Tahsildar submitted to him in ROC.A/72/2018 dated 24.07.2018 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to forward the application of the petitioner to the 2nd respondent and further direct the 2nd respondent to consider the application of the petitioner for grant of quarry lease and pass….” 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, Sri Y.V.S.S. Dharaneesh, learned counsel, representing on behalf of Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy Kalava, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that a lease in respect of the subject land has been granted in favour of the petitioner vide ROC No. A/72/2018 dated 24.07.2018 issued by the Director of Mines and Geology, and, as such, no further orders are required in the present case. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology did not dispute the said assertion. 3. Accordingly, recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 30.03.2026 RMR 4 82 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31619/2018 30.03.2026 W RMR