IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:13218 OF 2007 DATED:5.8.2010 Between: 1. K. Venkataiah and others. .....PETITIONER AND 1. The District Collector (Panchayat Wing), Mahabubnagar District and others. .....RESPONDENTS This Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:13218 OF 2007 ORDER: The petitioner challenges the tender-cum-auction notice for quarrying of sand in Notification No.3594 Sand/06, dated 11.6.2007 issued by the Mines and Minerals Department, Mahabubnagar, in respect of item No.1-Raghupathipeta Village, Kalvakurthy Mandal, Mahabubnagar. By order dated 25.6.2007, this Court directed the respondents not to finalize the tenders pursuant to the impugned tender notification. While so, the Assistant Director, Mines and Geology Department, Mahabubnagar, filed a counter stating that basing on the communication from the Ground Water Department, the District Level Committee had taken a decision to cancel the auction in respect of item No.1 of the impugned notification i.e., Rathupathipet village, Kalvakurthi Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. In the light of the aforestated development, the cause does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is accordingly closed. No order as to costs. _____________________ Justice Sanjay Kumar Dated:5.8.2010 Nn. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:13218 OF 2007 5th August, 2010