IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18416 of 1997 Between: Sri Venkateswara Slabs and Mineral Products, Reptd. by its Prop. N.V.Ramarajabhushanam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool. 2 The Asst. Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool. KURNOOL. ...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 a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents herein in insisting up on payment of seignorage fee along with the Dead Rent for issuance of despatch permits as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Rules, 10, 12 (5) (e) and (f) (iv) of the A.P. M.M. Concession Rules, 1966 and Consequently direct the respondent to issue Transport permits on payment of Dead Rent/Seignorage fee as per Rule 12(5) (f) (iv) of the said rules Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.KALYAN RAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 18-3-2005 TVK REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool. 2 The Asst. Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool. KURNOOL. 3) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VVS}