HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.32810 of 2010 Date : 07.02.2011 Between : K. Muttaiah. …..Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.32810 of 2010 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks directions by way of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in not notifying the Chunchupally sand reach for public auction, and granting temporary permits by 1st respondent in Memo No.7102/SPIU & SAND/2010-2, dated 25.08.2010 and the consequential orders of the 5th respondent in Proceedings No.7098/Q/10-14, dated 02.12.2010, as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, with a consequential direction to the respondents to notify the aforesaid sand reach for public auction. When the matter is taken up, based on the written instructions issued by the Principal Secretary to Government, dated 05.02.2011, issued in Memo No.7102/SPIU & SAND/2010-4, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents that the respondents are taking steps for issuing notification, calling for tenders for Chunchupally sand reach for the financial years 2011-12 and 2012-13, by duly following the procedure laid down in the A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966. In view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader, the grievance of the petitioner is redressed. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, placing on record the aforesaid submission made by the learned Government Pleader. No costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 7th February 2011 ajr