IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.20566 of 2014 Date: 10.12.2025 Between:

M/s CITO AUCTUS INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD., Rep. by its Director Sri Akhilesh Reddy.

…Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, T.S.

Secretariat, Hyderabad & three others.

…Respondents

ORDER

Heard Sri A.Kranti Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent No.4.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer:

“…to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent in issuing Lr.No-612-3/VG-I/2013, Dt-13-06-2014 without considering its reply Dt-28-08-2013 as being arbitrary, illegal and violative of principles of natural justice and Article 14 and 21 of The Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case…”

3. Brief facts stated i