WP/26527/2017 of ROYAL MINERALS, KADAPA DIST Vs THE STATE OF AP & 3 OTHERS on 12 October 2025

1. ROYAL MINERALS, KADAPA DIST,

2/112, KAPUPALLI, MANGAMPET, RAILWAY KODUR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, G. HARINATHA REDDY

...PETITIONER AND

1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT" SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, ONGC COMPLEX, NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR.

3. THE DEPUTY MANAGER, CORPORATE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD., 9TH FLOOR, SCOPE MINAR, LAXMI NAGAR, NEW DELHI.

4. THE A P MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD, REP. BY ITS VICE-CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, 3RD FLOOR, HMWSSB PREMISES, KHAIRATABAD, HYDERABAD.

...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 to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents, particularly the 2i'd and 3rd respondents, in not considering the representations of the

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petitioner-Firm dated 26-05-2017 and 20-05-2017 for grant of work order for supply of reasonable quantity of barite powder to the petitioner-Firm having given huge quantity of 2,40,000 M.Ts. to the 41h respondent-Corporation though it has only 3 pulverizing mills with a capacity of 90,000 M.Ts. per year in all, as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, highhanded, motivated and discriminative and against statutory provisions and against public policy and also against rehabilitation policy, and consequently direct the respondents particularly the 2'd and 3rd respondent to grant work order for supply of reasonable quantity of barite powder to the petitioner-Firm by considering the representations of the petitioner-Firm dated 26-05-2017 and 20-05-2017 with further direction to the 4th respondent to consider the representation dated 29-05-2017 to reduce the quantity to be supplied to the 2'd respondent-Corporation to reasonable extent, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble High Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 32908 OF 2017 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 to direct the respondents, particularly the 2nd and 3rd respondent, to consider the representations of the petitioner-Firm dated 26-05-2017 and 20-05-2017 for grant of work order for supply of reasonable quantity of barite powder to the petitioner-Firm, pending disposal of writ petition, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble High Court may deem fit and proper. IA NO: 2 OF 2017(WPMP 47843 OF 2017 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 to direct the 2nd and 3rd respondent to grant work order for supply of some quantity of Barites powder to the petitioner pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. L J VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE (AP)

2. V R N PRASHANTH

3. KAKARA VENKATA RAO

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The Court made the following ORDER:

Sri N. Ranganatha Rao, learned counsel, representing Sri L.J. Veera Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication.

Recording the submission of learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Dated: 13.10.2025 KAS

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 26527/2017

Dated: 13.10.2025 KAS