IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 8739 of 2008 Between: K.Gurumurthy S/o.Veeraswamy R/o.BC colony, Ananthavaram village Thullur Mandal, Guntur District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology Guntur, Guntur District 2 The Gram panchayat, Ananthavaram village, Thullur Mandal, Guntur District, rep. by its Sarpanch 3 M/s.Thirumala Granites, rep.by its Managing Partner Sri Chundi Thirumaleswara Rao, S/o.Not known to the petitioner R/o.Ananthavaram village Thulur Mandal, Guntur 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 order or direction the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents 1 & 2 in not taking any action to enquire the issue in the Grama sabha and to prevent the 3rd respondent from doing mining activity in Sy.No.221 of Ananthavaram village, Thulluru Mandal, Guntur District is arbitrary, and illegal, and consequently direct the 1st respondent to issue orders preventing the mining activity by the 3rd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. A.RAGHAVAIAH Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.8739 OF 2008 ORDER : The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to institute a fresh writ petition challenging the proceedings of the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, dated 12.3.2008. Accordingly, granting and leave and liberty, Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 30.06.2008 gbs