IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 1660 of 2005 Between: Kastala Gram Panchayat, Atchampet Mandal, Guntur District rep., by its Sarpanch K.Pullaiah ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh rep., by its Secretary P.R.Dept., A.P.Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Level Sand Committee, Guntur District. 3 The District Collector, Guntur. 4 The District Panchayat Officer, Guntur. 5 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Atchampet Mandal, Guntur District. 6 The Konuru Sand and Boat Workers Co.operative Society Limited, Konuru, Atchampet Mandal, Guntur District rep., by its President N.Nageswara Rao. .....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 the respondents 2 and 4 in extending the lease of sand quarrying rights in Reach No.15 of Atchampet Mandal in Guntur District in favour of the 6th respondent in violation of A.P.Minir Mineral Concession rules, 1966 is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to auction the sand quarrying rights in Reach No.15 of Atchampet Mandal in Guntur District in accordance with Rule 9 (B) of the Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and recover the lease amount for the extended period of time from the 6th respondent and pass such other appropriate order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SRINIVASA RAO BODDULURI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI W.P.NO.1660 2005 ORAL ORDER This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the order of the 4th respondent dated.20-09-2004 extending the lease for sand quarrying in favour of the 6th respondent in respect of Reach No.15 for a period of 103 days. Though rule nisi was ordered on 14.03.2005, no interim order was granted by this Court restraining the 6th respondent from carrying on the quarrying operations. Since the period of extension granted under the impugned order expired long back, nothing survives for an adjudication on merits. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ G.ROHINI,J 27TH November,2008 *TSNR