IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9388 of 2007 Between: 1 Koneru Rajagopala Prasad, S/o. Veerabhadraiah, R/o. Bobbarlanka, Mopidevi mandal, Krishna District. 2 Bala Kutumba Rao, S/o. Narayana, R/o. Bobbarlanka, Mopidevi mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of India, Rep. by its Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaram Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Director of Mines and Geology, 8th Floor, BRKR Buildings, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. 4 The Members Secretary, Pollution Control Board, Sananthnagar, Hyderabad. 5 The director, Ground Water Department, B.R.K.R. Building, Hyderabad. 6 The Executive Engineer - Cum-River Conservator LC Division, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 7 The District Panchayat Officer, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 8 The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 9 Jakka Venkata Mani Nageswara Rao, S/o. Pitchaiah, R/o. Mantada, Pamidimukkala Mandal, Krishna District. 10 Yarlagadda Sivanarayana @ Shivaiah, S/o. Not Known, Sand Reach, R/o. Thotlavalluru Village and Mandal, Krishna District. 11 Paruchuri Dedeepya Gurnadha Prasad, S/o. Venkatappaiah, R/o. Penumudi, Repalli Mandal, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an order or writ one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not enforcing the statutory notiﬁcations declaring Coastal Regulation Zone issued under Environment Protection Rules, 1986 and not taking action for preventing sand quarry activity in the Coastal Regulatory Zone of Nimmagadda, Nadikuduru, K. Kothapally, Bobbarlanka, Puligadda, Avanigadda, Nagayathippa and Nagayalanka Villageers of Krishna District as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and unconstitutional and pass such other order or roders as this Hon'ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the interests of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.N.SHOBA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) By an order dated 30-4-2007, certain information was called for from the petitioners but the learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners is helpless as she has not received any instruction from the petitioners. Suﬃcient time was granted to the learned Advocate for getting the information. Looking to the fact that she has not been given necessary instructions, she does not want to press the petition. In the circumstances, the petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. ______________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ __________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 13th October, 2008. GRR