IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 8782 of 2009 Between: Smt.G.Rama Devi W/o.Achutah Rao R/o.H.No.9-70, Nagarmwada, Raikal village and Mandal Karimnagar District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Mines and Geology, Secretariat, Hyderabad, rep.by its Secretary 2 The Director,Mines & Geology Department, BRKR Bhavan Hyderabad 3 The AP Mineral Developmetnal Corporation Ltd., Ameerpet, Hyderabad, rep.by its Managing Director 4 The Assistant Director, Mines & Geology Department Karimnagar-cum- Member Convenor District Level Committee, Karimnagar .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring action of the respondents in not conducting public auction for grant of lease hold rights to quarry sand from Murmoor village, Ramagundam Mandal,Karimnagar District and further contemplating to issue temporary permits with a view to benefit sand contractors and deprive the proportionate share of the local bodies in terms of G.O.Ms.No.255 Panchayat Raj & Rural Developmental Department dated 2.8.2001 as arbitrary,illegal, unjust colourable exercise of power oppose to public interest deprivation of the right accrued to local bodies under the Constitution , violative of the procedure contemplated under the AP Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, and consequently direct the respondents to conduct public auction for grant of lease hold rights to quarry sand from Murmoor Sand Reach and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.V.R.RUDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.NO. 8782 OF 2009 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded and the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. -------------------- C.V.RAMULU,J APRIL 28, 2009 Tsr