THE SRI RAMA SAND QUARY BOATSMAN FIELD LABOUR AND FISHERMEN COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,, vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

APHC010231122023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 12172/2023 Between: 1.

THE SRI RAMA SAND QUARY BOATSMAN FIELD LABOUR AND FISHERMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,,, NO.128/D/1994, REP BY ITS PRESIDENT OLETI RAMADASU, S/O.

NARAYANA MURTHY, HINDU, MALE, AGE- 70 YEARS, R/O.H.NO.2-134, VAKALAGARUVU, DODDIPATLA VILLAGE, YELAMANCHILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2.

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GODAVARI HEAD WORKS DIVISION(GHWD), IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, DOWLESWARAM VILLAGE, RAJAHMUNDRY RURAL, E.

G.

DISTRICT.

3.

THE ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, SUB-SECTION, RAZOLE, 2 4.

THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, OFFICE AT SRI ANJANEYA TOWERS, B BLOCK, 5TH AND 6TH FLOORS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA.

5.

THE ASST DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, POWER PETA, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT.

6.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, OFFICE AT MARUTI NAGAR, BHIMAVARAM.

7.

THE TAHSILDAR, YELAMANCHILI MANDAL, YELAMANCHILI, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

8.

THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, YELAMANCHILI POLICE STATION, YELAMANCHILI (V AND M) WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

9.

M/S MEGHA ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURES LTD, S-2, TECHNOCRAT, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BALA NAGAR, HYDERABAD.

REP BY ITS PROJECT MANAGER.

CH.

RAVI KUMAR, ...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 topleased to issue a writ order or direction one more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents more particularly the Respondent Nos 2,3,6 and 7 herein in failing to curtail the laying of road in th road in the midst of River Vasista Godavari impeding the natural flow of the river and obstructing the free movement of the boats of the Petitioner's Society member's and further failing to curtail the Transportation on Godavari River ( Vasista Right Bank VRB) Bund near Kanakayalanka Village Hamlet of Doddipatla Village, Yelamanchili Mandal, West Godavari District., as being illegal arbitrary unjust violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India violative of Section 24 of the Water Prevention of Control of Pollution Act, 1974 and Consequently 3 direct to the Respondents to remove the Road which is impeding the natural flow of River Vasista Godavari and obstruct the free movement of the boats of the Petitioner's Society member's and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 pleased to suspend the Proceedings of the 5th Respondent Vide Proceedings No.PRO5112305140001 Dtd.28/04/2023 pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass IA NO: 2 OF 2023 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 pleased to direct to the Respondent No's 1 to 7 Consider the Petitioner's Society Complaint dtd.30/1/2023 Remove the road laid in middle of the Vasista Godavari River Near Marri Lanka Village Hamlet of Doddipatla Village, Yelamanchili Mandal, West Godavari District., pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass 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 pleased to grant leave to the Respondent No.7 to file counter affidavit in the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.

K SRINIVASA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 4 1.

GP FOR HOME 2.

GP FOR REVENUE 3.

REVENUE 3.

GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV 4.

MUDUNURI ANAND KUMAR 5.

GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following order: It is brought to the notice of this Court that by virtue of change in policy, the cause in the writ petition does not survive and that it has become infructuous.

Hence, nothing further remains for adjudication.

Recording the said submissions, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any in the Writ Petition, shall also stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 27.01.2026 ANS 5 208 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 12172/2023 Date: 27.01.2026 ANS