Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010687722016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY, THE 8th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11590/2016 Between: 1. V.SRIMANNARAYANA,&ANOT, S/O. RAMCHANDRA RAO, AGED 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. 1-17, PEDAPULIPAKA, PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521137. 2. MUSUNURU SRINIVASA RAO,, S/O. VARAPRASAD RAO, AGED 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. 3-58, PEDAPULIPAKA, PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521137. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE OF AP PRL SCY ICOMM HYD 7, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMENCE ( MINES-II), A.P SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT AT MACHILIPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. ASST DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. SUBCOLLECTOR, VIJAYAWADA DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, A.P. 5. TAHSLIDAR, PENAMALURU PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521137. 2 6. PANCHAYATH SECRETARY, REP. BY ITS PEDAPULIPAKA GRAMPANCHAYATH, PEDAPULIPAKA, PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521137. 7. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA. 8. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PENMALURU POLICE STATION, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P S P SURESH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) 3. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) 4. Y KOTESWARA RAO 5. GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP) 6. . 7. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP) 3 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Learned counsel for the Writ Petitioner submits that during pendency of this Writ Petition, lease period granted for mining in favour of the Writ Petitioner was expired. Therefore, no further orders are required in this Writ Petition. 2. Having so recorded the above submission, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. 3. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ______________________________________ JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA Date: 08.07.2026 MNR Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No 4 134 HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION No.11590 OF 2016 Dt: 08.07.2026 Mnr