IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 19762 of 2002 Between: Sri Venkateswara Vaddera Stone Crushing Industrial Labour Co-op. Society Ltd., rep. by its President K. Venkatesham, s/o Gandaiah, R/o. 8/93, Rajendra Nagar, Ranga Reddy District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep. by its Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District 3 The National Institute of Rural Development, rep. by its Director General, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent assigning their leased lands to the 3rd respondent without cancelling the lease order dated 7-10-1998 and when the lease is subsisting in favour of the petitioner till 6-10-2003 as illegal, void and consequently direct the 3rd respondent void and consequently direct the 3rd respondent not to demolish the quarry unit of the petitioner society. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.E.VENKATA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents 1 & 2 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent no.3: Mr. L.Ravichander The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed challenging the action of the first respondent in assigning land to third respondent without cancelling the lease in his favour which was subsisting till 06.10.2003. This Court, as per the order in W.P.M.P. No.24810 of 2002, dated 10.10.2002, ordered to maintain status quo. In view of expiry of lease period in favour of the petitioner by 06.10.2003, the relief sought for in this Writ Petition, does not survive. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. No costs. --------------------- 11.07.2005 DRK Copy to: 1 The Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District 3 The Director General, National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court of A.P., High Court buildings, Hyderabad (o.u.t.). 5 Two CD copies.