IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.24783 of 2000 Between: The Scheduled Castes Sand Quarries Lobour Contractors Cooperative Society Limited, Rep. by its President : Sri M.Ramulu, Tandur, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Panchayat Wing, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 District Panchayat Officer, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the notification in R.O.C.No.B3/621/2000 dated 29.11.2000, for holding public auction in respect of items Nos.7 to 10 therein for the areas Tandur (Chandravamsa, Yelmakanya, Bijwar), (2) Yalal (Sangamkurdu, Yalal, Agganuru), (3) Bashirabad (Jeevangi), and (4) Peddemul (Mastanpalli) respectively, ignoring the preferential right of the petitioner-society under section 11(1) of the Mines & Minerals (Regulation & Development) Act, 1957, within its area of operation for operating the sand quarries, as illegal, arbitrary and unwarranted. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.LINGAYYA CHOWDARY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in issuing the Notification in R.O.C.No.B3/621/2000, dated 29.11.2000 for holding public auction in respect of item Nos.7 to 10 therein for the areas Tandur (Chandravamsa, Yelmakanya, Bijwar), (2) Yalal (Sangamkurdu, Yalal, Agganuru), (3) bashirabad (Jeevangi), and (4) Peddemul (Mastanpalli) respectively, ignoring the preferential right of the petitioner-Society within its area of operation for operating the sand quarries, as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioners. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that by lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Panchayat Wing, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 District Panchayat Officer, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 2 CD copies