IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 1638 of 2009 Between: 1 Bathina Kondaiah S/o.Chenchaiah Resident of Singamanenipalli village and Panchayat, Voltivaripalem Mandal, Prakasam District 2 Bathina Malyadri S/o.china Kondaiah Resident of Singamanenipalli village and Panchayat, Voltivaripalem Mandal, Prakasam District 3 Bathina Prasad Rao S/o.Peda Kondaiah Resident of Singamanenipalli village and Panchayat, Voltivaripalem Mandal, Prakasam District 4 Bathina Peda Kondaiah S/o.Kotaiah Resident of Singamanenipalli village and Panchayat, Voltivaripalem Mandal, Prakasam District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District 3 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Kandukur Prakasam District 4 The Tahsildar, Voletivaripalem Mandal, Prakasam District 5 The Mandal Parishad Developmnt Officer, Voletivaripalem ,Prakasam District 6 Singamanenipalli Gram panchayat ,rep by its Sarpanch Voletivaripalem ,Mandal, Prakasam District 7 The Panchayat Secretary, Singamanenipalli panchayat Prakasam District 8 Kapuluri Malyadri S/o.Venkata Subbaiah Gudlur village and Mandal Prakasam 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities in not considering the representation submitted by the petitioners and others on 25.1.2009 with a request to cancel the auction conducted on 23.1.2009 with regard to the cutting of the japanbabul trees from the root level and also to enquire into the irregularities as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and consequently direct the respondents herein to enquire into the matter and to cancel the auction pursuant to the representation dated 25.1.2009 and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon`ble court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: Questioning the inaction on the part of the respondents in considering the representation submitted by the petitioner and others on 25.1.2009 and to cancel the auction conducted on 23.1.2009 in regard to cutting of the japanbabul trees from the root level, the present writ petition is filed. Today, when the matter is taken up, learned counsel appearing for the auction purchaser submitted that the impugned tender, which was awarded in his favour, has already been cancelled. Since the impugned auction itself is stated to be cancelled subsequent to filing of this writ petition, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition and it is accordingly closed. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.4.6.2009 msv