Gandham Jaya Andhara Rastra Udaya Rao v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE DILIP B. BHOSALE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO PIL No. 303 OF 2015 29-02-2016 Between:

Gandham Jaya Andhara Rastra Udaya Rao @ Gandham Jaya and another ... Petitioners And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others ... Respondents

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE DILIP B. BHOSALE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO PIL No. 303 OF 2015 PC: (per the Hon'ble the Acting Chief Justice Dilip B. Bhosale) In this public interest litigation (PIL), on 23-11-2015, notice was issued to the respondents. Thereafter, it was placed before the Court on 18-01-2016 when none appeared for the petitioners. In order to give one more opportunity to appear and argue the petition, we adjourned the matter to 01-02-2016. On 01-02-2016, Sri K.S.V. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners had prayed for time to file reply affidavit. Till today, he has not filed reply affidavit nor is he present in the Court today. Sri Ch. Madhava Raman, learned counsel holding for Sri Subrahmanyeswara Rao once again seeks adjournment. When we refused adjournment, he expressed his inability to go on with the matter.

In the circumstances, we are constrained to dismiss the PIL for non-prosecution. Order accordingly.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, also stand disposed of. _________________________ DILIP B. BHOSALE, ACJ ________________________ P. NAVEEN RAO, J 29-02-2016 ks