IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9835 of 1998 Between: M/s. R.R.Stones (Pvt)Ltd. rep.by its Managing Director S.Divakar Reddy,S/o. S.Subba Reddy, Hindu, R/o. 3-5-874/4, Hyderguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P. rep.by its Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Mines & Geology, A.P. Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool. 4 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Anantapur. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ order or direction declaring Rule 12(5) (e) (e) (2) of A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 relating to the fixation of seigniorage fee of Rs. 80/- per metric tonne in respect of finished cubes not exceeding 30cms each face as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and unconstitutional and Consequentially direct the respondents to collect the seigniorage fee at the rate of Rs. 40/- per metric tonne in respect of grainte cubes from the petitioner company and issue necessary dispatch permits for the transportation of the said mineral to the petitioner company and refund the exes seigniorage fee collected earlier to the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY & GP FOR INDUSTRIES The Court made the following: ORDER: MR. R.Ramachandra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the same has become infructuous. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ N.V.RAMANA, J Dated March 16, 2005. TVK To 1 The Secretary, State of A.P., Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Mines & Geology, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool. 4 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Anantapur. 5. 2 CCs to G.P. for Mines and Geology, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6. 2 CCs to G.P. for Industries, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VEENA}