IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23677 of 2008 Between: Humsa Gram Panchayat, Rep. by its Sarpanch, M. Madhava Rao, S/o. Hanumantha Rao, R/o.Humsa Village, Bodhan Mandal, Nizamabad District. ..... Petitioner AND 1 The District Level Sand Committee, Rep. by its Chairman & Joint Collector, Nizamabad District. 2 Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Nizamabad 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 an order or writ one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in issuing notification No. 1584/Sand/2008, dated 25-09-2008 for holding auctions of Humsa Gram Panchayat, Bodhan Mandal, Nizamabad District on 01-11-2008 as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, unconstitutional and in violation of Rule 9B(6) of A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and Rule 23 of A.P. WALT Rules, 2002, consequently call for the records and set aside the notification dated 25-09- 2008. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in herein and the order of the High Court dated 31-10- 2008 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Smt. Shoba. N. Advocate for the Petitioner and of Govt. Pleader for Mines and Geology for the Respondents the Court made the following: ORDER: Post on 10-11-2008 in Motion List. In the meanwhile, the respondents shall submit a report to this court as to whether demarcation, as contemplated in the report of the Director of Ground Water Department dated 5-08-2005 is undertaken. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Chairman & Joint Collector, District Level Sand Committee, Nizamabad District. 2. The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Nizamabad District. ( 1 & 2 BY SPEED POST) 3. Two CC to G.P. for Mines and Geology, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (SPL.MESSENGER) 4. One CC to Smt N. Shoba, Advocate, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(OPUC) 5. One spare copy. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 5-11-2008 POST 10-11-2008 IN MOTION LIST. WP NO.23677 OF 2008 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 6-11-2008 HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 5-11-2008 POST 10-11-2008 IN MOTION LIST. WP NO.23677 OF 2008 DIRECTION