THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.24720 OF 2006 DATED 28TH FEBRUARY, 2011 BETWEEN T.Satyanarayana Prasad …Petitioners And The Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.24720 OF 2006 ORDER: By way of this writ petition, the petitioner assailed the Government Memo dated 13.10.2006 and also the consequential proceedings dated 22.11.2006 of the District Collector, Krishna District, whereby the third respondent was permitted to lift sand from Sanagapadu sand reach for a period of 157 days in lieu of the non- quarried period 24.01.2000 to 30.06.2000. No orders were granted by this Court in the writ petition at the time of admission. However, in the light of the law laid down by a Division Bench of this Court in M.V.SIVA PRASAD v. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH[1], it is clear that under Rule 9-L of the Andhra Pradesh Minor and Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, it is not open to the Government to extend the period of lease, be it for whatever reason. The action of the authorities, impugned in this writ petition, therefore falls foul of the said Rule as well as the law laid down by this Court. However, as the period has already expired, no direction as such is called for. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed. No costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 28TH FEBRUARY, 2011. VGSR/PGS [1] 2010 (2) ALD 288 (DB)