IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 707 of 2009 Between: The Guntupalli Boatsmen Sand Loading & Unloading Labour Contract Co-operatiove Society Limited, rep. by its President Chintala Venkateshwarlu. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Mines & Geology, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad, rep. by its Secretary. 2 The Joint Collector cum Chairman, District Level Sand Committee, Krishna District. 3 The Asst. Director of Mines & Geology-cum-Member Convener, District Level Sand Committee, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 4 The District Collector, Krishna, Machilipatnam. 5 M/s. The Gollapudi All Castes, Sand Boat Workers Labour Contract Cooperative Society Limited, rep. by its Secretary P.Venkata Rama Raju S/o.Narasimha Rao. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents 2 to 4 in not granting lease hold rights to quarry sand from Guntupalli Reach in favour of the petitioner and further action of the respondents in declaring the 5th respondent society as the highest bidder in the auction held on 16.1.2009 and issuing letter dated 17.1.2009 in its favour as arbitrary, illegal, colourable exercise of power, violative of the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14 & 19 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 to grant lease hold rights of Guntupalli sand reach in favour of the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.V.R.RUDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 707 of 2009 O R D E R : Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Dated: 29-01-2009 Note: Issue C.c. today. B/o KLP