IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.20030 of 2000 Between: Besetti Appala Raju, S/o. Appa Rao, Aged 36 years, Occupation : Business, R/o. Kummaralova, Tuni (M), East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad 2 The Dist. Level Committee for Sand quarrying Leasing and Auctions, rep.by its Chair-Person,E.G.Dist., Kakinada. 3 The Dist.Collector E.G.Dist., Kakinada. 4 The Dist. Panchayat Officer E.G.Dist., Kakinada. .....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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing tender notice dt: /10/2000 as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and also contrary to the directions passed by the Divisional bench of this Hon'ble Court in W.A.No.145/2000. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Nooty Rama Mohana Rao Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: The notification issued by the Joint Collector, East Godavari District inviting sealed tenders to lease out the right to quarry sand on or before 30.10.2000 is impugned in the writ petition. Though this Court admitted the writ petition, no interim orders are passed. The auction itself is conducted for leasing out the right to quarry sand for one year. In that view of the matter, the prayer has become infructuous. The writ petition is dismissed accordingly. _______________ Date : August 24, 2004. V.V.S. RAO, J YS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department, State of A.P.,Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad 2 The Chair-Person, Dist. Level Committee for Sand quarrying Leasing and Auctions, E.G.Dist., Kakinada. 3 The Dist.Collector, E.G.Dist., Kakinada. 4 The Dist. Panchayat Officer, E.G.Dist., Kakinada. 5 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (O.U.T) 6 Two CD copies.