IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 14949 of 2008 Between: Sri Sakhamuru Vamsidhar S/o.Sri Ramachandra Pratap R/o.Nandigama village Krishna District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh,rep.by Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The District Level Sand Committee,rep.by its Chairman & Joint Director, Krishna District, Machilipatnam 3 The Director of Mines & Geology, 8th floor, BRKR Buildings,Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 4 The Asst.Director of Mines & Geology, Nandigama Krishna District 5 Sri G.Venkateswara Rao S/o.Sri G.Ranga Rao R/o.Gottumukkala village & Post Kanchikacherla Mandal,Krishna 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 one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in Memo No.15440/SPIU/SAND/2007-3 dated 27.5.2008 issued by the 1st respondent extending the lease period upto 31.3.2009 in favour of Respondent No.5 without notifying the sand quarry reach of Kothapeta Sand Reach of Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District for public auction and the consequential order of the Respondent No.4 in Proceedings No.587/Q/2007 dated 4.6.2008 as arbitrary, illegal, unjust unconstitutional and contrary to AP Minor Mineral Concession Rules,1966. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The court made the following: THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No.14949 of 2008 ORDER: When this matter came up for consideration, it is brought to my notice by the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology that the order impugned in this writ petition, dated 27.05.2008, was already set aside by this Court in W.P.No.13434 of 2008 Accordingly, leaving it open to the respondents to pass appropriate orders so far as the request of the fifth respondent herein for extension of lease for non-operation period of 38 days is concerned, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of the said order in W.P.No.13434 of 2008. No costs. _________________ 14.07.2008 VGB