APHC010376342025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3458]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 19143/2025 Between:

1. K RISHNAPATNAM INFRA TECH PRIVATE LTD, H.N0.8-2-293/82/A/379 AND 379/A, FLOOR, PLOT NO.379. ROAD NO.10, JUBILEE HILLS, HYDERABAD - 500 033, TELANGANA STATE, REP. BY ITS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, SMT. K.GOWRI, W/O. KSVL NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED 54 YEARS, R/O. FLAT NO.A-318, MAJESTIC MANSION, SHAMLAL BUILDINGS, BEGUMPET, HYDERABAD.

...PETITIONER AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, 5TH AND 6TH FLOORS, B - BLOCK ANJANEYA TOWERS IBRAHIMPATNAM, NTR /

KRISHNA DISTRICT.

2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE MINES -II DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. THE DIVISIONAL MINES AND GEOLOGY OFFICER, O/O.

DIVISIONAL MINES AND GEOLOGY OFFICE, D.NO.19-2-7, NH-16, CHILLAKUR, OPP. GOVT. HOSPITAL, GUDUR, TIRUPATI DISTRICT - 524 412.

4. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 5TH AND 6TH FLOORS, B - BLOCK ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, NTR / KRISHNA DISTRICT.

5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, D.NO.26-3-

457/1, 1ST FLOOR, C. KALYAN COMPLEX, NEAR SBI, BV NAGAR, MINI BYPASS ROAD, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

6. SAINT GOBAIN GLASS INDIA LIMITED, REP. BY ITS GPA HOLDER, SRI. PERNATI SYAM PRASAD REDDY, S/O. (LATE) CHENCHU RAMA REDDY, ALLAMPADU VILLAGE, MOLAGANUR POST, KOTA MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT.

7. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, COLLECTORATE BUILDING, GUDUR, GUDUR HO, GUDUR - 524101.

8. THE TAHSILDAR, KOTA MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT

9. ANDHRA PRADESH INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION LIMITED APIIC, REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE- CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR,HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT APIIC TOWERS, FLOOR NOS 9 TO 11, PLOT NO.1, IT PARK, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

10. M /S SIRI ENTERPRISES, A PARTNERSHIP FIRM, BEING REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER,SRI PERNATI SHYAM PRASAD REDDY, S/O LATE CHENCHU RAMA REDDY, HAVING PRINCIPAL OFFICE AT 26/3/B-105,OPPOSITE TO ITHAKA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, GOLAGAMUDI ROAD, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. RR 9 AND 10 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT'S ORDER DT.17.09.2025 IN I.A.NO.02 OF 2025.

11. M /S SIRI ENTERPRISES, REP BY THE MANAGING PARTNER SRI P. RAMESH REDDY, D.NO.26-9-81, NEAR KNRM HIGH SCHOOL, B.V. NAGAR, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 524 004. R11 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT'S ORDER DT.07.10.2025 IN I.A.NO.03 OF 2025 ...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 tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate Order, Writ or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the Respondents 3 to 5 in granting lease for quarrying silica sand for a period of twenty (20) years with effect from 03.02.2024 to 02.02.2044 to the 6th respondent and the consequential proceedings No.3622/PM1/2003 dated 03.02.2024 permitting it to quarry silica sand over an extent of 32.667 hectares or Ac.80.72 cents owned by the petitioner company purchased vide Doc.No.3860 of 2009 dated 01.10.2009 from the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (API 1C) in Sy.No.107 of Karlapudi Village, Kota Mandal, SPSR Nellore District (Presently Tirupathi District) as arbitrary, illegal, in violation of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the proceedings No.3622/PM 1/2003 dated

03.02.2024 issued by 3rd respondent and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 may be pleased to suspend the operation of proceedings N0.3622/PM1/2003 dated 03.0