THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :2631 of 2010 Date: 9.6.2010 Between: Kusume Rju ..... PETITIONER AND Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. By Its Secretary, Irrigation Department, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: P. Srinivasa Rao Counsel for Respondents 1 and 2: G.P. for Irrigation Counsel for Respondent Nos. 3, 4,6 and 8: G.P. for Mines & Geology Counsel for Respondent Nos.5 and 7: G.P. for Revenue The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :2631 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of respondents 1 to 8 in preventing Respondent No.9 from conducting illegal quarrying operations of sand, silt and mud in Godavari river in Gopalapuram reach, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the parties, that the lease granted in favour of Respondent No.9 has expired. As the petitioner’s grievance was against Respondent No.9 and in view of the expiry of lease, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however submitted that Respondent Nos. 1 to 8 have not been preventing even the succeeding contractor also from carrying on illegal mining operations. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by such acts of the succeeding contractor, he is entitled to avail a fresh remedy in this regard. Subject to the above, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. No costs. __________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY,J DATE: 9th June, 2010 pnb