V.Srimannarayana,&Anot Vs State of Ap,Prl.Scy,I&Comm,Hyd,& 7 — Andhra Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

V.Srimannarayana,&Anot Vs State of Ap,Prl.Scy,I&Comm,Hyd,& 7 — Andhra Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

None; the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous with no order as to costs, and pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, were directed to stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether any further orders were required in Writ Petition No. 11590/2016, given the submission that the lease period granted for mining in favour of the writ petitioner had expired during the pendency of the writ petition.

Court's answer

Having recorded the submission that the mining lease period had expired during pendency of the writ petition, the Court dismissed the Writ Petition as infructuous.

Ratio / Principle

No order as to costs was made.

Key takeaways

Consequent to the dismissal, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in the writ petition shall also stand closed.ratio¶39

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), single Judge — Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda — Writ Petition No. 11590 of 2016, oral order dated 08.07.2026. Two agriculturists of Pedapulipaka village, Penamaluru Mandal, Krishna District (V. Srimannarayana and Musunuru Srinivasa Rao) had moved the Court against the State authorities including the Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce (Mines-II), the District Collector, Krishna District, the Asst Director of Mines and Geology, Vijayawada, the Sub-Collector, the Tahsildar Penamaluru, the Panchayath Secretary, Pedapulipaka Grampanchayath, the Superintending Engineer (Irrigation), Vijayawada, and the Station House Officer, Penmaluru Police Station. By the time the matter came up, learned counsel for the writ petitioner submitted that the lease period granted for mining in favour of the writ petitioner had expired during the pendency of the writ petition and that no further orders were required. Recording that submission, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, made no order as to costs, and directed that miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stand closed. The order does not discuss any statute or precedent, does not describe the impugned order, and leaves the speaking/reasoned/reportable template flags unmarked; it disposes of the matter solely on infructuity.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
V.SRIMANNARAYANA¶11
P S P SURESH KUMAR
petitioner
MUSUNURU SRINIVASA RAO¶12
P S P SURESH KUMAR
respondent
STATE OF AP PRL SCY ICOMM HYD 7, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMENCE ( MINES-II), A.P SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD¶15
GP FOR HOME (AP), GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP), GP FOR REVENUE (AP), Y KOTESWARA RAO, GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP), GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)
respondent
DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT AT MACHILIPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH¶16
GP FOR HOME (AP), GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP), GP FOR REVENUE (AP), Y KOTESWARA RAO, GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP), GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)
respondent
ASST DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH¶17
GP FOR HOME (AP), GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP), GP FOR REVENUE (AP), Y KOTESWARA RAO, GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP), GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)
respondent
SUBCOLLECTOR, VIJAYAWADA DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, A.P.¶18
GP FOR HOME (AP), GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP), GP FOR REVENUE (AP), Y KOTESWARA RAO, GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP), GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)
respondent
TAHSLIDAR, PENAMALURU PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521137¶19
GP FOR HOME (AP), GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP), GP FOR REVENUE (AP), Y KOTESWARA RAO, GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP), GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)
respondent
PANCHAYATH SECRETARY, REP. BY ITS PEDAPULIPAKA GRAMPANCHAYATH, PEDAPULIPAKA, PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521137¶21
GP FOR HOME (AP), GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP), GP FOR REVENUE (AP), Y KOTESWARA RAO, GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP), GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)
respondent
THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA¶22
GP FOR HOME (AP), GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP), GP FOR REVENUE (AP), Y KOTESWARA RAO, GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP), GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)
respondent
THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PENMALURU POLICE STATION, KRISHNA DISTRICT¶23
GP FOR HOME (AP), GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP), GP FOR REVENUE (AP), Y KOTESWARA RAO, GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP), GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)

Coram

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Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagaddaauthor¶8