THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.8592 of 2009 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: Yarlagadda Vidya Sagar …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce (SPIU & SAND) Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad, rep.by its Secretary and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri M.Ganga Rao Counsel for respondents: AGP for Mines & Geology The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in not considering the representation dated 21.04.2009 of the petitioner for grant of four equal instalments to pay knocked down bid amount of Rs.2,12,00,000/- in respect of Madduru Sand Reach for which the auctions conducted on 06.04.2009 in pursuance to the auction notice dated 20.02.2009 issued by the 4th respondent as arbitrary, illegal and discrimination and consequently direct the respondents to grant four equal instalments to pay the knocked down bid amount of Rs.2,12,00,000/- in respect of Madduru Sand Reach.” At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines & Geology submitted that as the two years period, for which, the leasehold rights in respect of Madduru Sand Reach of Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District, has already expired, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, interim order, dated 24.04.2009, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.No.11251 of 2009 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB