HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 1536 OF 2010 Dated: 01-02-2010 Between: K. Praveen Kumar ... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others ... RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 1536 OF 2010 ORDER: (per Sri C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J) This writ petition is filed in public interest questioning the proceedings dated 03-02-2009 of respondent No.4, whereby he extended the sand mining lease in favour of respondent No.5 from 03- 02-2009 to 02-02-2010. At the hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Industries and Commerce Department placed before us letter No.1182/Sand/2008, dated 28-01-2010 addressed by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, wherein it is inter alia stated that as many as 1500 way bills covering the quantity of 9000M3 of sand were cancelled in view of an interim order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 25928 of 2009. It is also stated that initially Rs.44,82,000/- was proposed to be levied as penalty on respondent No.5 for illegal excavation of 37350M3 of sand and that the Government has waived the said penalty and limited the demand to payment of Rs.14,94,000/- towards normal seigniorage fee. Inasmuch as the period of extension is coming to an end within one day from now and way bills issued in favour of respondent No.5 were cancelled, we are not inclined to entertain the writ petition at this stage. Rejection of this writ petition cannot however be understood as this Court approving extension of lease granted in favour of respondent No.5. Liberty is given to the petitioner to question the waiver of penalty in favour of respondent No.5. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP No. 2044 of 2010, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is also dismissed. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 01-02-2010 ks