IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.28740 of 2008 Between: Raja Ram, S/o. Rajanna, MPTC., Kondapur, Mahabubnagar District. ...Petitioner And 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Secretary, Dept. of Mines & Geology, Secretariat Building, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Mahabubnagar District. 3. The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Represented by its Chairman-cum-Joint Collector, Mahabubnagar District. 4. The Asst. Director, Mines & Geology Department, District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Mahabubnagar District. 5. The Dy. Director, Ground Water Department, Mahabubnagar District. 6. P. Chenna Reddy, R/o. Ankilla Village, Koilkonda Mandal, Mahabubnagar 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 will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondent Nos.1 to 5 in not regulating the lifting of sand by the 6th respondent, as illegal and arbitrary and further direct respondent Nos.1 to 5 to ensure lifting of the sand in Ankilla and Veeranagar Villages of Koilkonda Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District, according to the Proceedings No.1320/SAND/2007, dated 05-07-2007 and also Proceedings No.1320/2007, dated 17-07-2007. Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K. Ashok Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4: Government Pleader for Mines and Geology Counsel for respondent No.5 : Government Pleader for Irrigation Counsel for respondent No.6 : Smt. N. Shoba The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, C.J.) The learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner has submitted that the petition has become infructuous. In the circumstances, the petition is disposed of as infructuous with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 29th June, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. …..REGISTRAR To 1. The Secretary, Dept. of Mines and Geology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Mahbubnagar. 3. The Chairman-cum-Joint Collector, District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Mahbubanagar. 4. The Assistant Director, Mines and Geology, District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Mahbubanagar. 5. The Deputy Director, Ground Water Department, Mahbubnagar. 6. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Mines and Geology, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Irrigation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 8. Two CD copies. ARS