The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.12696 of 2007 Dated 18th June, 2010 Between: Kodali Srinivasa Rao …Petitioner And Department of Mines & Geology and 3 others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Mr.D.Siva Prasad for Mr.K.Ramakanth Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Mines and Geology. The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting on payment of Rs.36/- per cubic meter of sand as seigniorage Fee purportedly basing on G.O.Ms.No.84 Industries & Commerce (MI) Department dated 10.4.2007 and the circular Memo No.5864/PI/2007 dated 19.4.2007 as illegal, unconstitutional and violative of the Andhra Pradesh Mines and Minerals Rules 1966 and the principles of Law of Contract Doctrine and the concluded contract/agreement dated 15.12.2006 which is valid upto 15.11.2007 and consequently set aside the circular Memo No.5864/PI/2007 dated 19.4.2007 to the extent insisting on payment of Rs.36/- per cubic meter of sand as Seigniorage Fee and to that extent of the Government order and direct the respondents to issue way bills to the petitioner to transport sand till the end of the lease agreement upto 15.11.2007.” Sri D.Siva Prasad, learned Counsel representing Sri K.Ramakanth Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the subject matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording his submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, interim order, dated 19-06-2007, is vacated and WPMP.No.15845 of 2007 and WVMP.No.3043 of 2007 are disposed of as infructous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 18th June, 2010 lur