IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.10056 OF 2009 BETWEEN: S.V. Srinivasa Reddy S/o. Ramakrishna Reddy. …. Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and Others …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.10056 OF 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.3 in not returning the excess amount collected by him and in not extending the lease period for quarrying the sand in respect of reach No.4 Jonnada, inspite of the representation dated 28-04-2008 made by him, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct respondent No.3 to return the excess amount collected from the petitioner with interest and alternatively direct respondent No.3 to extend the lease period for the next year commencing from 01-04-2009 to 31-03-2010. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that his application has not been considered by respondent No.3 in accordance with law. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition, the representation of the petitioner has been considered by respondent No.3 and nothing survives in this writ petition. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU, J September 22, 2009. KTL