THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 24957 of 2010 ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in not conducting auction for Ravirala Sand Reach, Jaggaiahpet Mandal, Krishna District, the Petitioner society namely Sri Anjaneya Sand and Boat Workers Labour Contract Cooperative Society Limited, filed the present writ petition. Petitioner states that its members are eking out their livelihood by lifting and carrying sand from the sand reaches, by means of boats, and it is their grievance that though the subject Reach i.e. Ravirala Sand Reach has been identified by the District Level Committee for the purpose of quarrying sand and the 6th respondent-Director of Ground Water Department, Hyderabad, also certified the Reach to be fit for sand quarrying operations, the respondent authorities are not conducting auction for the subject Reach, for the reasons best known to them, and its representations in this regard went in vain. Today, the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology produced before this Court the para-wise remarks furnished by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, a perusal of which indicate that no auction was conducted in respect of the subject Reach since 2003, as the report of Ground Water Department did not recommend for grant of permission to carry on sand quarrying operations in the subject Reach, as it was violative of sub rules 4 and 6 of Rule 23 of Andhra Pradesh Water Land and Trees Act, 2002. The report of the Deputy Director, Ground Water Department, dated 04.03.2008, evidencing the same, is also produced along with the para-wise remarks. The learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology submits that no representation as yet received by the authorities from the petitioner society and that the present status report of the Ground Water Department in respect of the subject Reach is not available. In the circumstances, and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleaders appearing for the respondent authorities, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The petitioner is directed to submit a fresh representation to the respondent authorities, seeking to conduct auction for the subject Reach. On receipt of such representation, the respondents shall obtain status report from the Ground Water Department and if the report recommends for permitting sand quarrying operations in the subject Reach, the respondents shall take steps to conduct auction therefor.” The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 29th October, 2010 IBL