'1 . Valasa Sadhanandam v. The State oI Telangana

Petitior urrde' Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia pra'7ing that in the circumstances sta.€( rn the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a virrt direction or order more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of l,4ancla,rrus, rleclaring the inaction of the respondents iI extending the lease perrod cf the agreement dated 13-03-2024 for de-caslrrrg the left-over permitted quanl.rty of :;and from the petitioners agricultural patta larrds, in pursuant to the Hon'ble Coul ,rrder daled 24-04-2025 in W.P No 11377 of 2025, as being illegal, arbitrary and uiolation of Article 14 and 300 A of the Constitution of lndia and consequently ci.ect the respondents to extend the lease per od of the agreement daled 1 i\ -C 3-2024. E I I ! I i 1A t{Oi 1 QF 2025 ' .::rj::''''.,']--,.,ij1i.;:,''!-..':.-.'-:.----j.i;.::=-.--. ' .;--;-'..:..-:-:.=:.;P9ti!ionunderSection.15JCPCpraYing:]t!-e!tl|-te..9i@ 1=;:::--':- '_- ..' tni'affiaivit ' filed in support of the petition, the'High Court-may'6s pieased- to direct the respondent to consider the petitioners representation datgd 30-04-2025, I " __: r:-- : '-'' ' ' ' _ pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI CH SATYASADHAN Counsel for the Respondents No.1&2 : AGP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY Counsel for the Respondents No.3to5 : SRI MUMMANENI SRINIVASA RAO, SC FOR TSMDC The Court made the following: ORDER F . -/,/ THE IION'BLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO WRIT PETITTON NO.15095 Of 202s ORDER: 'th i s; r r rt pe tition has been filed seeking the follou'ing re licf . )l the reasons stated in the acr:ornparry ng al ld ar it. i rs hcrcby praycd that this Hon'ble Court n,a1, be cl'as' I to issue a rvrit, direction or order :nrtre pilrlt( lLl, l\, onc in the naturc of a Writ o[ MandarrLLrs. cltcl,rnnI tlrc r;tactiorr of thc respondents in extcndinll .he castilrll lr(. left-over permitted quantity of sancl fr<tm r hc p( iri,)n( r' j aq|ir_-ultura1 patta Larlds, in pursuant to 1hL.

2025. rs I ring illcgal, arbitrary and violation ol'Articl: l4 :m I :lt)O . \ oi thc Conslitu tion of India and consc,c1,.rc n I,r (lirect thc icsponclcnts to cxtcnd the lcase per-iod of titt. agr c(,ircnr .larcd t3-03-2024 and pass such othcr orclcr or ()r( crs ll: 1...,,. clct'rn fit and ltroper in thc circunrst:utc( s o,. t ht c.r sL.. '

2. Heirrd !i-i Satya Sadhan Chalamala, leirnted cf,unsel for lhe I)eti L.jclters; Sri Shanthan Rao, learned As,;istaLnt (ior,r'rnmr.nt ['lc':tr]er for Mirrcs and Geolog\, [)epar:mcnt, appearlll,q or respondent Nos. I and 2: .rnd i I 2 Sri Mtrmmaneni Srinivasa'Rao, 1.".rr.0 Standiiig

3. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition ls disposed of at the stage of admission.

4. Brief facts of the case:

4.\. The petitioners averred that they are the owners and possessors of the agricultural lands covered by various survey numbers situated at Eturunagaram Village and Mandal of Mulugu District. The petitioners submitted an application on 05.01 .2021 befote respondent No.2 seeking grant of pertnission for de-casting sand from their patta lands so as to make them fit for agricultural activities. The District Coilector, Mulugu, issued proceedings dated

25.O3.2023 by imposing severa-l conditions for de-casting ol sand from therr patta 1ands. Challenging the same, the petitioners approached this Court by filing w.P.No. 10492 of 2023 wherein this Court, considering the fact that similar writ petition was entertained and an interim order \ was granted therein, granted an interim order directing the lmr_-F7 .. ,./ J Telangana State Mineral De,velopment.Corporatior-r Limited t' to .de-ca.s1 1l- c sarrd frOrh.theii patta.lands. I I ,l i ! I i I .t .i , I I

4.2. '[hcreafler, respondent No.3 entered irto an agreern('n t t:rttecl i 3.O3.2024 r,i,ith the petitioncrs for de casting l.l:r.318 cubic meters of sand from therr patta Iands. [{,)\\']\'er. due to early arrival of mansoor.t itr Jutne, 2024, thc saird de-casting operations were stallecl alter de- czrstinll 1(r, / t9 cubic metcrs out of 1,13,31B cubir: rretcrs It is ht|th:' avcrred Lhat the petitioners strbtnittecl a represenLirtL(,r1 on 25.11.2024 to the respondents r;eeking to de-cast t re balzrnce quantity i.e., 66,145 cubic rnr:ters of sand f:'orn tl-('ir l)atta lands. Accordingly, respondent No.2 issued ;r-oce edir-rgs datecl 09.OI.2025 permitlitLg the petitiollel's rc de cast the balance quantity of 66. I {r-> cubic me ters c,l' sit:rd lr<>m thcir patta lands from 09.01 .2'.025 Lo i 3.03..1Cr2.1 c r rill the exhaust of approved <1r.rantity, u,hichevcr is; earlier. However, respondent No.3 has:;tarued de-caslinq o1;e r-trlions from 03.03.2025

4.3. In tlrr. nrcanlr,hile, the Forest Range ()fficer, Eturunaganur. South Range, has issued notic,_- dated 4 ! oS.Og.2o2's',diieAtinc' to ."top'. ttri..sand *l-rri"g ac eS: --= - Pulslrzult 1o,{.he same;-the peiitioners suU*Itt.d'a d€tdile . ,.,!-'-r -,J*;.-- -:_-.-:_j-.=:.== .-;,;=e!:--i.+ explanation on 10.03.2025 to the Forest Range officer. However, the same was not considered. Thereafter, the petitioners approached this Court by filing W.P.No. 1i377 of 2025, nhich was disposed of on24.O4.2O25 directing the Forest Range Officer, Eturunagaram South Range, Mulugu District, to consider the explanation submitted by the petitioners dated 10.03.2025. Horvever, the Forest Range Ofhcer has not stated any objection for de-casting the sand from the patta lands of the petitioners. In the meantime, the period for de-casting the sand has expired on

13.03.2025. At that stage, the petitioners submitted a representation before the District Collector and also respondent Nos.2 and 5 on 30.04.2025 requesting them to extend the lease period of the agreement dated 13.O3.2024 pursuant to the order dated 24.04.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.11377 of 2025. However, the respondents have not taken any action on the said representation. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ pet]tion is filed. \ ... ).t l 5 Submissio:os of the learned counsel for the petitioners: :, --;--.: . -.--: fu+I ,:t....-i- - .. ..- liFffi ..E: ;:::'-'5..: ::1,- !::'x-:-rj,n.'.ii:',5. :'Iranre<l coun6bl for the petitioneis submitt,3d Lhat tl're petiti ) I ers submitted a repre sen tatior.t before rc'syrorLdc'nt r o.2 on 30.O4.2025 requesting ro c.rtr:nd the It--ase per:o-l ol the agreement dated 13.03.202.' for de- castintl rhc l;alance quantity of sand i.e., 66, j lli cr_rbic metersj, l'rr ri r r their patta lands. But, till d:r, e, the respor--.dent; .teu.e not taken anv action. Unless I hre lease period is e::1t.nded for de casting the left over c1r-rantit1. of sand, [hc p.-titioners'"r,i]l not be able to utilisc tfrc subject lancl for rh. l)urpose of agricultural operations rrrd they will be pLrl to great hardship. Submission s of respondent s: learned counsel fo_r_the

6. Le:rrtrr'rl Assistant Government pleader for Mrnes and ()eolog,, [)r-:i ri Lr-tment appearing for respondent Nos 1 and 2 as well ,rs .lt lc:arned Standing Counsel for. rcspondent Nos.3 to 5 s,rl,mitted that the respondents u.ill cor-rsirler the represenrati,r I submitted by the petitioners in accordance 't 6 with law and .requested thi& 4ourt'to. grant reaCona-ble :.'..:r-. r '..', r.: Analysis of the case:

7. Having considered the rival submissions made by the respective parties and on a perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that respondent No.3 had entered into an agreement with the petitioners

13.03.2024 for de-casting 1,13,318 cubic meters of sand from the patta lands of the petitioners. It is not in dispute that out of thc said quantity, only 46.,769 cubic meters of sand was de-casted and the remaining quantity of 66,145 cubic meters of sand is not removed. It is also not in dispute that respondent No.2 issued proceedings on

09.O1.2025 permitting the petitioners to de-cast 66,145 cubic meters of sand from O9.01.2025 to 13.O3.2025. in the meanwhile, the Forest Range Officer, Eturunagaram South Range, stopped the de-casting of sand through notice dated 05.03.2025. The petitioners submitted the representation on 10.03.2025 and have also filed W.P.No.ll377 of 2O25 when the said representation was \ \ w / -l: i{.*;*-r+€i+Aotconsider-t:rl. This Gourt passed an order on 24.O1.2025 ":,.,* ::E#;...i.r]..EIre. said ulrt petition directing the Fijrest Rangc Ofhcer I to con;irler rlie explanation submitted by, the Pctitioners , tr I r.,.j:=i_a=L-:r!tj. : . datecl I ().03 2025 and pass appropriate orders st r ctlv in arccordir ri ,r .vitlr lau, as cxpeditiousl,r' AS p< ssible, prefcrabJr,. ,r ithin a period of ten days frorn thr-- < late of receipt ol rL r:o lr of the said order

8. Accordi tg to the learned counsel lor the p(tit oners, the Forest F: nge Officer has not passed an-v orde l' In the meanti.rc, -lr: permission granted by responclc,ni No.2 dated ()9.01 t) 125 has expired. The petitioncrs sr bmitted the re irlr:se n tat ion on 30.O4.2025 belore tl-x. [)istrict Collector anf also responclent Nos.2 and 5 on 30.r)..2025 requesting t,-rem to extend the lease periocl <,f the agreemenL ,lateci 13.O3 .2024 . Hou,ever, rc-s itt ,ndent Nos.2 tc :J lr:t'. e rrot taken anY steps to consider rhe said represental.ion and the same is still pending ) ) I

9. T:Ll<ing into consideration the facts and crrcumstzrncr:t; of the case and also the submission s made bv the -esl)ective parties, this Court deems it appr-c,priate ( t l I ,t ,1 == -r: i'!r-.:-;;,.' lu+.-_}iA..< .t '{ =f-':_,i: 6 i. - 8 to direct respondent Nos.2 to 5 to consider the . reprqser.ltation s,ubmitted by the:petitioners on 3O.04.2025 ensisn;of-ths lease.:agreeinent.dated 1 3.O3,ZO2i.: : " -. for de-casting the balance quantity of 66, 145 cubic meters of sand from the patta lands of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. lt is needless to observe that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

10. With the aforesaid directions, the rn rit petition disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous apptications pending, if any, shall stand closed //TRUE COPY/I SD/. P. PADMANABHA REDDY DEPUTY RFGISTRAR )t SEcTlQ6II,oFFICER The Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, State of Telengana, Telangana. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Mulugu' Mulugu District, Telangana. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Telangana Stale Mineral Development Corporation Limited. 6-2-9l5 HMWSSB Premises, Rear block' 3rd Floor, Khairtabad, Hyderabad, Telangana. The General Manager, (S and M), Telangana State- Mineral Developflent coiporition Limitedo-zlgts, HMWSSB Premises' Rear block, 3rd Floor, Khairtabad, Hyderabad. Telangana. The Project Officer, Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Mulugu, Telangana. I l One CC to SRI CH.SATYASADHAN, Advocate. IOPUCI To, 1 2 3 4 E 6 i:i!. :r'natl1@ I - r, .-_-*q.:E k!E6_.;i=#:i--v:4?- .--i-.-- :-.::,:i;:i:',F=:: !" --r:ia{r! -: - i ? :: .. - i 1: 7 Two ocs tc crP FoR M,NES AND GEoLoGy High corrr for the State of Telanga na O JTI B one CC to S;F( N4UMMANEN| sRtNtvASA RAO, SC FOR TStViDC topucl 9. Two CD Cof,ir-.s BSK SS II'l : I I i I I i I HlqH C_QURT, , DATED:1410512025 VACATION COURT :'::=--.:}, .:,lrl .:' 'i ,s a. I I I .t: . , ,,./ : 7 .( \$. \\\.) .\ :) , I ORDER WP.No.15095 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I { I I F I I I Ir I t F I I t r