1 APHC010671092013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31123 OF 2013 Between: 1. Ravipati Koteswara Rao, S/o. Venkateswarlu, aged 43 years, Occ: Cultivation, R/o. Annangi Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2. Director of Mines and Geology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3. Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Guntur District, Guntur. 4. Assistant Director, Mines and Geology, Ongole, Prakasam District. 5. District Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole. 6. Executive Engineer, Gundlakamma Reservoir Project, Division I, Ongole, Prakasam District. 7. M/s BSCPL lnfracture Limited, Rep. by its Manager, Anamanamuru, Near Medarametla, Korisapadu Mandal, Prakasam District. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court 2 may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ Of Mandamus declaring inaction of the part of respondents 2 to 6 on the petitioner's repeated representations including one dated 10.06.2013 for prevention of illegal mining being undertaken by 7th respondent in the foreshore area of Gundlakamma Reservoir in the surroundings of survey numbers 406 to 409 in Annangi - Gudepalli Village, Maddipadu Mandal of Prakasam District, as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to see that 7th respondent should be confined to only permitted area and parameters of mining IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 38650 OF 2013 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 Respondents 2 to 6 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 10.06.2013 for prevention of 7th respondent from undertaking illegal and hazardous mining in the surroundings of survey numbers 406 to 409 in Annangi - Gudepalli Village, Maddipadu Mandal of Prakasam District, pending disposal of the main writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY Counsel for the Respondents:SRINIVASULU KURRA The Court made the following order: 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.31123 OF 2013 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 inaction of the part of respondents 2 to 6 on the petitioner's repeated representations including one dated 10.06.2013 for prevention of illegal mining being undertaken by 7th respondent in the foreshore area of Gundlakamma Reservoir in the surroundings of survey numbers 406 to 409 in Annangi - Gudepalli Village, Maddipadu Mandal of Prakasam District, as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to see that 7th respondent should be confined to only permitted area and parameters of mining and pass…..” 2. At the time of hearing, Mr.Shaik Jahangir Basha, learned counsel representing Sri Nimmagadda Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of subsequent events taken place in the lis, petitioner is not in touch with the petitioner’s 4 counsel’s office as of now. Hence, liberty may be granted to the petitioner to work out his legal remedies, if required. 3. Permission as sought for is accorded. 4. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty to the petitioner to work out his legal remedies in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Date:27.02.2026 Rns 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.31123 of 2013 Date:27.02.2026 Rns