IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17608 of 2004 Between: K.V.V. Satyanarayana S/o Narasimha Murthy R/o Teeparu Village, Peraveli Mandal, West Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep by its Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The District Level Committee, rep by Chairperson, West Godavari District 3 The District Panchayat Officer, West Godavari 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 order or Writ one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in stopping the petitioner from quarrying sand for second year lease period in kanuru Agrahram Teeparu Reach, Peravali Mandal, West Godavari District as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and violative of principles of natural justice and contrary to Rule 9(p) of A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to quarry sand for the second year lease period in Kanuru Agraharam Teeparu Reach, Peravali Mandal, West Godavari District. Counsel for the Petitioner : SMT. N.SHOBA Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.17608 OF 2004 ORAL ORDER : The learned Counsel for the petitioner states that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and therefore no further adjudication is necessary in the writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________________ 03rd December, 2004. Gbs To 1 The Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Chair-Person, District Level Committee, West Godavari District 3 The District Panchayat Officer, West Godavari District 4.2CCs to G.P. for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court of AP Bldgs, Hyderabad (OUT). 5.2CD copies