IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 4203 of 1998 Between: M/s Oriental Select Granites Pvt.Ltd., Rep by its MD Sri Y.R.Shah,S/o R.M.Shah, R/o No.32/60, IInd Main Road, Vyalikaval, Bangalore-560003. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary, Industry & Commerce Dept., Govt. of AP, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad-500022. 2 The Director of Mines & Geology, Govt. of AP, B.R.K.R. Buildings, 8th Floor, TankBund, Hyderabad-500029. 3 The Dy. Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool Region, Kurnool-518001. 4 The Asst. Director of Mines & Geology, Anantapur-515001. .....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 declaring the 4th respondents Letter.No.949/Q2/93 dt.10-2-98 demanding payment of Rs.56,318 and Rs.49,874/- for issue of transport permits in favaour of petitioner company as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of the provisions of AP Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 and consequently direct the respondents to issue permits against advance dead rent in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.P.SRINIVAS Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The Court made the following : ORDER Questioning the action of the 4th respondent vide Letter No. 949/Q2/93 dt.10- 2-98 demanding payment of Rs.56,318 and Rs.49,874/- for issue of transport permits in favour of petitioner company, the present writ petition is filed. Learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents submits that no cause survives in this writ petition and it has become infructuous. Recording the submissions made by the learned Government Pleader, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 21.4.2005 DA/SVV To 1 The Principal Secretary, Industry & Commerce Dept., Govt. of AP, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad-500022. 2 The Director of Mines & Geology, Govt. of AP, B.R.K.R. Buildings, 8th Floor, TankBund, Hyderabad-500029. 3 The Dy. Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool Region, Kurnool-518001. 4 The Asst. Director of Mines & Geology, Anantapur-515001. 5 Two CCs to the G.P. for Industries & Commerce, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 Two CD copies.