High Court · 2025

'1. Valasa Sadhanandam,. S/o. Babu, aged 49 years, Eturnagaram Mllage and ^ !.a1dal, Mulugu District, Telangana. 2. Shri Battu Narsinoarao, S/o Eattu papaiah Aged 39 years, Eturunagaram ^ Mllage and Mandai lr,tutugu Oiitr[[ T;;;;;;:- J. p-addl . I irupathi, S/o Ramulu, Aged 46- years, Eturnagaram Village and . P.addi Laxmaiah, S/o pgth.uraju, Aged 74 years, Eturnagaram .Village _ Mandal, Mulugu District, Telanlana.- 5' Earsavadla siavanthi..wo. Kiian aged 34 years, Etumagaram Viilage and ^ lAandgl, Mulugu District, Telangana. -- 6. Batta Kumari.-Dlo Naoaiah, agiu ot years, Etumagaram Viilage and Mandar, 7. V-alsa Sadalaiah, S/o-Sammaiah, aged 61 years, Eturnagaram MIIage and ^ Ma.ndal, Mulugu Diskict, Telangana. 8. V-alsa sgmgial S/o Ribu, aglO St years, Eturnagaram Village and Mandat, 9. A1ika rajg, S1o Sammiiah, aged 41 years, Eturnagaram Village and Mandat, 4s years, Eturnasaram Virase 'o ffJ"r};flj:lh,tl",*1;m ?Eijflil;.n"d 11.chenna Ganapathi, s/o ch6nna Bibu, aged 54 years, Eturnagaram Viflage and Mandal, Muluqu District. Telanoana 12. Ramadasu Venkatamma, Wo Simmaiah, aged 62 years, Etumagaram . Mllage and Mandal, Mulugu District. Telanqani'-- .Gg_ur.amma, Wo Euchaiah, ageO 7O years, Etumagaram MIIage and 13.E-nala _ . Mandal, Mulugu District, Telangana. a ged 65 vea rs, Etu rna ga ram Vir rase ] : 5iJ'^iXil1,i?xlffitlf,f , Y:?l,iJ: fi1 l5.Kandakatla shashikumar, s/o G6verdhan, aged 30 years, Eturnagaram 16-candayp-qlli. Laxmi, wo sammaiah, agedTo years, Eturnagaram viilage and __ Ma.ndal, Mulugu District, Telangana. " lif [,:l["i i]3 ixlx tsfli".:{:rYeffi :'*i a sed 5 8 vea rs, Etu rnas a ra m vi na ge l8.Kondamalli Snasurya, Wo. SammSiah, aged g3 years, Eturnagaram Village ._ and Mandal; Mulugu District, Telangand "-- -- '' 19. Atika. Nages-vvarrao, S/o Sarirmaiah] aged 57 years, Eturnagaram Village and 20' Kondamalla s-arojana,. wo. chEndraiah, aged 63 years, Eturnagaram Mlrage Village aild Mandal, Muluqu District. Telanoaha." Mandal, Mulugu District, Telanoana - - and Mandal Mulugu District, Telangana.

21.Alika Nagamallarah, S/o Sammaiah, aged 61 years, Eturnagar;rm Village and Mandal, MuluSJu District, Telangana. ...PET|T|ONERS AND 1 . The State of Telengana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary' Mines :and Ge6iogy 2. Th6 District Level Sand Coinmittee, Rep by its Chairman cum [.ristrict Deoartment. Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana. Collector Mulugu, Mulugu District, Telangana.- -

3. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology Mulugu, Mulugu [.)istrict, Telangana.

4. Telan6ana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited, 6-2-915, HMWSSB Premises, Rear block, 3rd Floor, Khdirtabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, Represented by its Vice-Chairman and lY.anrgllS Director '. 5. .The G'enerhl Manager (S ahd M), Telangana State l\Iinera.l Development Corporation Limited- 6-2-915, HMWSSB Premises, Rear block, ilrd Floor, Khairtabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.

6. The Project O-fficer, Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Mulugu, Telangana.

7. The District level Foresi protection Committee, Rep by its Chairman cum District Collector Mulugu, Mulugu District, Telangana.

8. The District Forest officer, Mulugu, Mulugu Diskict, Telangana 9. The Forest Divisional Officer, Eaturnagaram WLM, Mulugu District,

10.The Forest Range officer, Eaturnagaram South Range, ttlulugu District, Telangana. Telangana ...RESP.NDENT' Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the Hlgh 'llourt may be pleased to issue a writ, direction or order more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Notice Rc.No.01/EN(S)12024-21' dated 05-03- 2025 issued by the respondent no.10, ordering to stop the de-casting of sand from the petitioners patta lands, as being illegal, arbitrary and violation ol' Article 14 and 300 A of the Constitution of lndia and consequently set aside the Notice Rc.No.01/EN(S)12024-25 dated 05-03-2025 and further direct the respondent no.3 to extend the term of the agreement dated 13-03-2024. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition undei'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 suspend the Notice Rc.No.01/EN(S)12024-25 dated 05-03-2025 issued by the respondent no.10, pending disposal of the above writ petition. .. :: . :... - :-. -it Gounsel for the petitioner !;"'H:lrrrrilliff r,til!?t*r,+:fl"*qgg1rr.^";. counsel forthe RespondentNoi.7 To 10: Gp,o^to*u"a" The Court made the fottowing: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK' - WRIT PETITION No.LL377 OF 2025 . ORDER: With the consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself'

2. This Wnit Petition rs filed, under Arrtrcle 226 of the Constitution of llrdia, seeking the following relief "., fo isslre a Lrit, direction or order more parlldtlartA one in the noture of o \/ oI Urio^u", an.io,'ing tLLe Notice Rc.No.Ol/ EN(S)/ 2024'25 dated 05 03 2O25 issLed b! in" ,.rooni.nt ro.ld, ordeing to stop the deaasting of sond Ironl the petitbners Pdtta tands L bernn illegat, arbtttary aid uiolation of Artble 14 atd 3OO A oJ tle^Cormt tutlon ""i aTseguentlg set aside the Notice Rc No 0l'/EN(S)/2o24'2s dated i1 tiai" ds.oi.zOzs aLa trnhir rltict the respondeftt no 3 to ertend the temL af the agre dated 13 O3.2t)2'4 and Pass . " 'ment

3. Heard Srr. Satya Sadan Chalamala, learned counse'l for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geolory for respondent N,)ti. 1 to 3; Sri Mummaneni Srinivasa Rao learned Standing Counsel for Telangana State Mineral Devt:lopment Corporation l-iorited, for respondent Nos'4 to 6; and learned Government Pltrader for Forests for respondent Nos'7 to 1(l' Learned .,:ounsel for the petitioners submits :hat the 4. petitiooers, u.h.o are farmers, are the absolute owner s of the agriculture patta land in Survey Nos'122/1, 123 ll 124/l' rse/BlAl1, 1:JolAls, l3olAA/3, eolr, eolA' r3:';lBlAl2, t3o/A/t, lsolAA/2, gr, torlc/A,94, 111, 115/B' r2312, rss/B/AAl2, 128/D, t29 lE, es, t37 lE, 96lBl^' t42lA, .'.rl-;,i 'j .X lss/B/AA/2, 92, Lss/B/A/t, 746/ A, r47 /E, 13s/B/AA/ 1, 144/C, 14s/A, 14s/8, 146/8, 118/B/1, 115/B/2, 128/AA, I18/B/3 arrd 12g /A of various extents situated at Eaturnaga.am Village and Mandal and permission was accorded to de_cast 1,13,318 cubic meters of sand from the above lands. Further, in accordance with the conditions laid down in agreement, dated 13.03.2024, roads were laid, machinery was produced and all the necessary infrastructure required for de_casting the sand from the above laads was developed. Subsequently, sand de_casting was commenced and respondent No.4 has opened onrine srots from May,; zoz+. However, due to early arrivar of monsoon in June, the sand'de-casting operations were stalled after casting 46,269 cubic meters of sand only, whereas the permitted quantity was 1,13,318 cubii meters. Therefore, the petitioners have submitted a representation to respondent Nos.2 and 3 seeking to de_cast the balanie quantity of 66,145 cubic meters of sand from their patta lands from Og.Ol.2O2S to 13.03.2025. Therefore, respondent No.4 has started de-casting the sand operations from 03.03.2o25. However, respondent No. l0 issued the impugned notice, dated 05.03.2025, brdering to stop de_casting of sand from the petitioners' patta land and respondent No.4 has halted the sand de-citsting. Therefore, the petitioners have submitted a d,etailed expllnation, dated 10.O3.2025, to the notice, dated O5.O3.2O2S, to ;t ,1, ,.i:..i. ,:.L -.. :1 ._ r,r-*&:,:: l 3 1, (,J !i ., I l;7 2025 respondent No. ilJ, by enclosing all the relevant documents' However, no actio n has been taken by respondent No 10 so far' Therefore, learnerl counsel prays this Court to direct resp'rndent No.1O to cgnsicter the explanation, dated 10'03 2025, an'l pass appropriate orders, within a stipulated period of time'

5. Learned (iovernment Pleader for respondent Nos T to 10 fairly submits tha.l respondent No. 10 will consider the explanation, dated 10.03.2O2[;, submitted by the petitioners ancl pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law-

6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned ';oqnsel for the respective parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of drrecting respondent No- 1r.) to consider the explanation, dated 10 O l'2O25, submitted by ttre petitioners, and pass appropriate orders, strictly in accordance w-ir,h 1aw, as expeditiously as possible, prr:ferably within a period o[ ten (1O) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Miscellaner>us petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed' There shall be no crder as to costs 'B';,',i#FEElt?tRH \ :-- - ,rrRuE coPY" ll''J ,r"r,oN oFtlcER '"ill:J,Aqlflii:':"*"TxJ,{ry:f ii':f,',1#:T[f :::::::''"1"''*""' , il1,:,?lggll,:,1!.[, jnn"nu k* ....i-"..... _ ,n ,,irr l C@'L J

3. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology Mulugu, Mulugu District, Telangana.

4. The Vic+.Chairman and Managing Director, Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limlbd, 6-2-915, HMWSSB Premises, Rear block, 3rd Floor, Khairtabad, Hyderabad, Telangana. 5. The General Manager (S and M), Telangana State Mineral Development , Corporation Limited 6-2-915, HMWSSB Premises, Rear block, 3rd Floor, ' Khairtabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.

6. The Project Oificer, Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Mulugu, Telangana.

7. The Chairmari'cum District Collector Mulugu, District level Forest protection Committee, Mulugu District, Telangana.

8. The District Foresl officer, Mulugu, Mulugu District, Telangana 9. The Forest Divisional Officer, Eaturnagaiam WLM, Mulugu District,

10.The F-orest Range officer, Eaturnagaram South Range, Mulugu District, Telangana. Telangana. 1 1 . One Ct to SRI CH.SAryASADHAN, Advocate [oPUC] 12.Two CCs to GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUTI

13. Two cts t6 op Fon FORESTS; High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. IOUTI 14 OhE CC tO SFTI MUMMANENI SRINIVASA RAO, SC FOR TSMDCL IOPUC] 15.Two CD Copies PSK. PSK :a:-- ,::'. .r!-, ;'ir, HIGH COURT DATED:2410412025 CC TODAY \ \ ORDER WP.No.I1377 ot 2025 .'-it . SlAl !.! 2 B A\lB 2$25 T. l) i'' t1 I t I DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS