IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION NO : 25032 of 2002 Between: M.Chinna Raghava Rao, s/o.Narayana Rao, R/o.Robertsonpet, Machilipatnam, Krishna dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1)The District Panchayat Officer, Krishna district at Machilipatnam. 2)The Panchayat Secretary, Grampanchayat, Kothapet. 3)The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Vijayawada. 4)The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Office of the Collectorate, Krishna district, Machilipatnam, Rep. by its Convenor .....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 an appropriate writ more in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings of the D.P.O., Krishna District, Machilipatnam in his reference Rc.No.3069/2002, dated 12.12.2002 by which the sand quarrying operations by the petitioner in Kothapeta reach of Kanchikacherla mandal were stalled have been arbitrary and illegal, violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 300(A) of the Constitution of India and issue consequential direction to the respondents not to interfere with the petitioner’s operations of the Kothapeta sand quarry during the currency of his lease hold rights. Counsel for the Petitioner: MRS.D.S.LAXMI Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 4 : THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.25032 OF 2002 O R D E R : The learned counsel for the parties say that the petition has been rendered infructuous. The Writ Petition is disposed of as such. --------------------------------- 08.07.2004 tvr/drk 3 Copy to: 1)The District Panchayat Officer, Krishna district at Machilipatnam. 2)The Panchayat Secretary, Grampanchayat, Kothapet. 3)The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Vijayawada. 4)The Convenor, District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Office of the Collectorate, Krishna district, Machilipatnam, 5)Two CCs to the Advocate General, High Court buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (o.u.t.) 6)Two CD copies.