IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 1450 of 2009 Between: K.Kotaiah, S/o. Satyanarayana rao, R/o. Iluru Village, Thotlavalluru mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of andhra Pradesh, Industries and Commercie (M-1) Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad Rep by its Secretary 2 The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions Krishna District, rep by its Chairman-cum-Joint Collector, Krishna District. 3 The Director, Department of Mines and Geology, 8th Floor, BRKR Bhavan, Tank bund, Hyderabad 4 The Assistnat Director of Mines and Geology, cum Member Convener, District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ, order or Direction more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the impugned auction notice No.772/Q/2007 dated 20.01.2009 inviting sealed tenders-cum-open auction to grant lease hold rights of sand quarry in respect of Iluru Sand Reach on 06-02-2009 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the rules framed in G.O.ms.No.84 dt. 10-4-2007 and while pending the revision petition before the Government and consequently set aside the same by direct the 1st respondent herein to consider and dispose off the revision petition filed by the petitioner on 24- 11-2008 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.ANDAPALLI SANJEEV KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 1450 of 2009 05-02-2009 Oral Order: Sri A. Sanjeev Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner does not wish to pursue the writ petition. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘withdrawn’. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 05-02-2009 Pvks