IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 13732 of 2008 Between: Smt. Nuthi Siva Nagendramma W/o. N. Bapanaiah R/o.H.No.5-60-2/198, 4/2, Ashok Nagar, Guntur Town, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, IInd floor, D-Block, Secretariat, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Director of Mines & Geology, B.R.K.R. Bhavan, Near Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Zonal Joint Director of Mines & Geology, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, 1st Lane, Ramannapet, Guntur, Guntur District. 5 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, 4th Lane, Paddaripuram, Guntur, Guntur District. 6 M/s. The Perecherla Tella Quarry Vaddera Workers Labour Contract Co-op. Society Ltd., rep. by its President, Sri T. Venkataswamy, Perecherla Village, Medikondur Mandal, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Mandamus" by granting the following reliefs:- a) to declare the 1st respondent's decision in note file No.1114/MII(1)/08, directing the 5th respondent to grant entire quarry lease for an extent of Ac.4-87 cents in plot No.8/P situated in Sy.No.155/A1 of Chinapalakaluru Village, Medikonduru Mandal, Guntur District, in favour of 6th respondent, as illegal, arbitrary, irrational and unjust and violative of the safety guidelines issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour, Director General of Mines safety and also violative of Government of A.P. Industries & Commerce, (Mines (I)) Memo No.4071/Mines/1/74-2, dt. 29-10-1974, b) to declare the action of the 2nd respondent in recommending the grant of quarry lease, only in favour of 6th respondent as biased and based on extraneous considerations and it is also unjust and irrational, c) to consequentially declare the recommendations of 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents dt. 13.10.07 and 24.10.2007 in file No.3213/Q3/07 and 3441/Q/05 respectively as legal, valid and based on the guidelines issued by the Director General of Mines Safety, d) to consequentially direct the respondents to issue quarry lease to an extent of 2-47 acres in Plot No.8/P on the upper flank of Plot No.10/P situated in Sy.No.155/A1 of Chinapalakaluru village, Medikonduru Mandal, Guntur District, in favour of the writ petitioner in the interest of justice, e) and to pass such other order(s) Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.UNNAM.MURALIDHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 13732 of 1998 O R D E R: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that since the matter has been amicably resolved between the parties, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is granted. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 24-12-2008 Note: Issue C.C. by today. B/o KLP