IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 719 of 2002 Between: 1. S.Venkateshwar Babu S/o.Late S.V.Krishnaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 2 B.T.Raja Mohan Reddy S/o. late Ramachandra Reddy Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 3 C.Narasimham S/o. late Guruvaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 4 Poli Narayana Reddy S/o.venkat Reddy Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 5 C.Subba Rayudu S/o.Guruvaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 6 C.Subba Rayudu S/o. Guruvaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 7 B.T.Narasimha Reddy S/o. Late Papaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 8 L.Eshwaraiah S/o.Late Papaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 9 L.Suraiah S/o. Ramaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 10 Shaik Anwar Basha S/o. Valli Saheb Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 11 Khasim Saheb S/o.Valli Saheb Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 12 D.Sudhakar S/o. Veeraiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 13 S.Subba Narasaiah S/o.Late Subbaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 14 V.Shanker Redxdy S/o. Seshi Reddy Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 15 S.Praveen Kumar S/o Late Ram Prasad Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 16 Shaik Papani Saheb S/o. Khader Saheb Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 17 S/Panth S/o. late S.V.Krishnaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist 18 S.Seshidhar Babu S/o.S.V.Krishnaiah Madangopalapuam Village Rajampet Mandal Cuddapah Dist ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector (Panchayats) Cuddapha, Cuddapha District 2 The Joint Collector Cuddapha, Cuddapha District 3 The District Panchayats Officer, Zilla Parishad, Cuddapha District 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer Rajampet Mandal, Cuddpah dist. 5 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampet Mandal, Cuddpah dist. 6 The Executive Officer, Grampanchayat Rajampet Mandal, Cuddpah dist. .....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 order, writ or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondents in issuing the tender notification dated 31-12-2001 (Panchayat) auction to be scheduled on 17-1-2002 (Item No.2) of Madanagopalapuram Village, Rajampet Mandal, Cuddapah District, as illegal and contrary to the public policy and an offence under Art. 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.G.V.RAGHAVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 6: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.719 OF 2002 ORDER: The Chairman of the District Level Committee, Kadapa, issued a short tender-cum-auction notice dt.31.12.2001 inviting participation in the tender-cum-auction for leasing out right to collect seignorage fee from the contractors transporting sand from different places including Madanagopalapuram Village, in Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa District. Eighteen residents of the village challenged the said auction as illegal and arbitrary. As per the short tender notice the lease itself is for a period of one year. This Court while admitting the Writ Petition stayed all further proceedings insofar as Madanagopalapuram Village is concerned. Be that as it is, by tender notification dt.31.12.2001, right to quarry seignorage fee is to be given for a period of one year. Therefore, nothing survives in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 8.9.2004 bnr To 1 The District Collector (Panchayats) Kadapa, Kadapa District 2 The Joint Collector Kadapa, Kadapa District 3 The District Panchayats Officer, Zilla Parishad, Kadapa District 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa Dist. 5 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa Dist. 6 The Executive Officer, Grampanchayat Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa Dist. 7 2 CCs to G.P. for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 8 2CD copies