THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.32399 & 32740 of 2010 Dated 14th March, 2011 Between: Gedela Damudu and others …Petitioners (W.P.No.32399 of 2010) And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its District Collector, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram and others …Respondents (W.P.No.32399 of 2010) Counsel for the petitioners: Sri K.Jyothi Prasad (W.P.No.32399 of 2010) Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP for Panchayat Raj Counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 5: Sri G.Elisha (W.P.No.32399 of 2010) The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: W.P.No.32399 of 2010 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 the respondents in conducting the auction dated 24.11.2010 for the usufruct rights of the minor irrigation tanks belongs to the Gedalavanipalem Gram Panchayat for the year 2010-11 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unwarranted and against the principles of natural justice, and against the Rules and the Panchayat Act, apart from violation of the constitutional guarantees and contrary to the Gram Panchayat Act and the Rules and without serving any auction notice and without informing to the Gram Sarpanch and also contrary to the proceedings of the Divisional Panchayat Officer-2nd respondent dated 08.10.2010 and consequently, to direct the respondents to forthwith cancel the auction dated 24.11.2010 for the year 2010-11.” W.P.No.32740 of 2010 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 to declare the auction dated 24.11.2010 conducted by Respondents 4 and 5 for the usufruct rights of fishing, in respect of the Tanks, namely 1.Pedda Cheruvu, 2.Akkunaidu Cheruvu, 3.Padi Cheruvu, 4.Varappa Cheruvu, 5.Raghuvapu Cheruvu, 6.Papaiah Cheruvu situated in Gedalavanipalem Village, L.Kota Mandal, Vizianagaram Distinct, as being illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the principles of natural justice and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.70 Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Rules) dated 29.02.2000 and to set aside the same.” At the hearing, Sri K.Jyothi Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P.No.32399 of 2010, and Sri Ravi Cheemalapati, learned counsel representing the petitioners in W.P.No.32740 of 2010, submitted that after filing the writ petitions, all the parties have settled the dispute out of the Court and therefore, they are instructed to withdraw the writ petitions. In view of this submission, the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petitions, the interim order, dated 23.12.2010, granted by this Court, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.Nos.41179 and 41602 of 2010 and W.V.M.P.No.758 of 2011 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 14th March, 2011 VGB