APHC010788362014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 30458/2014 Between: 1. M/S. SRI KANAKADURGA BRICKS, E.G.DIST., EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI S.V.V. SATYANARAYANA, S/O. NAGABHUSHANAM, AGED 55 YEARS, R/O. SANDEPUDI VILLAGE, ALAMURU MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GOVT OF A P MINES HYD ANR, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, HYDERABAD. 2. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, RAJAHMUNDRY, EAST 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 toto issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent authorities in refusing to receive the registration fee of Rs.3,850/- per annum i.e., financial year as G.O.Ms.No. 334 Industries & Corners (MI) dt. 18.6.2001 and highhandedly collecting an amount of Rs.3,850/- per each vehicle carrying bricks from the petitioner unit as being arbitrary, illegal, biased, unconstitutional and violative of the provisions of the extant laws and consequently direct the respondent 2 authorities to receive registration fee of Rs.3,850/- per annum i.e., financial year from the petitioner IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 38075 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 respondent authorities to receive only registration fee of Rs.3,850/- per annum i.e., financial year G.O.Ms.No. 334 Industries & Corners (MI) dt. 18.6.2001 without insisting the petitioner to pay an amount of Rs.3,850/- per each vehicle carrying bricks, pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D LALITHA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 30458/2014 ORDER: There was no representation for the petitioner on 14.08.2024 and 05.02.2026 and the matter is posted to today under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Even today there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. 2. It is observed that the present Writ Petition is filed challenging the action of the respondent authorities in refusing the registration fee of Rs.3,850/- for the year 2001. Since, registration fee requested is pertains to the year 2001 and twenty five years lapsed, as such no cause survives for further adjudication and the matter becomes infructuous. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 09.02.2026 TPS 4 56 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 30458/2014 09.02.2026 TPS