WP/1645/2025 of TIRUMALA GRANITES Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESHQ

\ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY /C TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE /"o o |\|V /I-* '■'^11 ■ V7 >■,/ PRESENT -c- THE HON’BLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 1645 OF 2025 Between: M/s. Tirumala Granites. Sy.No.Part 2, Geddelapoluru Village, Meliapuuti Mandal, Srikakulam District, Represented by its Proprietor. Smt. Sushila Kumari. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Department of Mines and Geology Secretariat building at Velagapudi. 2. Divisional Mines and Geology Officer, Tekkali, Srikakulam District ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction, especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Demand Notice No. 1497/M DL/2022-6dt. 12.06.2023 issued by Respondent No.2 without considering the reply given by the petitioner for the Show cause notice dt. 12.09.2022 and thereby insisting the petitioner to pay an amount of Rs. 16,80,572/- towards penalty as a