IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17112 of 2004 Between: R.Hanumantha Rao, S/o Venkata Reddy, R/o Bobbaralanka Village, Athreyapuram Mandal, West Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Ministry of Mining and Industries, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Eluru, West Godavari District rep.by its Chairperson-cum- Chairperson of Zilla Parishad 3 The Convenor & District Panchayat Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District 4 The Executive Engineer, ID Godavari Headworks, Dowlaiswaram, West Godavari District 5 The Chairman, Village Development Committee, Maddulurulanka Village, Kovvuru Mandal, West Godavari District .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction declaring the impugned proceedings Roc.No.5577/2003 A1(Pts) dated 15-09-2004 on the file of the Sand Auction Committee, respondent No.2 West Godavari District, Eluru, as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and issue consequential direction to the respondents 1 to 4 to dispose of the leasehold rights in respect of sand quarry in Madduluru Reach by way of Sealed Tender cum-Public Auction as per Rule 9-B of A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and pass such other orders as deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 4: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Counsel for the Respondent No.5: C.V.Mohan Reddy The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following : ORDER: It is represented that subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, the impugned order has been cancelled, and hence, no cause survives for consideration in this writ petition. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY,J) ts To 1 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Ministry of Mining and Industries, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 Chairperson-cum- Chairperson of Zilla Parishad, The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 The Convenor & District Panchayat Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District 4 The Executive Engineer, ID Godavari Headworks, Dowlaiswaram, West Godavari District 5 The Chairman, Village Development Committee, Maddulurulanka Village, Kovvuru Mandal, West Godavari District 6. 2 C.C.s to the G.P. for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 7. 2 C.D. copies.