THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.14008 of 2008 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: The Krishnaveni Sand Supply Lorry Owners Welfare Association …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Mines and Geology, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, rep.by its Secretary and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri C.V.R.Rudra Prasad Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri V.Subrahmanyam The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in not conducting public auctions for grant of leasehold rights to quarry sand from Vallurupalem Sand Reach, Thotlavalluru Mandal, Krishna District and permitting the 4th respondent to sell the sand over and above Rs.56/- per CBM for lifting of sand from the said Reach, as arbitrary, illegal, colourable exercise of power, discriminatory, violative of the A.P.Minior Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the Members of the petitioner Association under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to conduct public auction in respect of Vallurupalem Sand Reach.” At the hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the parties submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.18090 of 2008 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB