THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 19802 OF 2007 Dated 15th June, 2010 Between: The Fisherman Cooperative Society Limited …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh and three others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Ch.Krupakanth for Sri K.Chidambaram 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: “It is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not extending the lease period for quarrying sand in Reach No.28 i.e., Inavillilanka, Veeravallipalem by taking a decision similarly as was taken in Memo No.11701/SPIU/Sand/2007 dated 04.08.2007 an in issuing auction notification No.5679/Sand/2007 dated 04.09.2007 by the fourth respondent for holding auction in respect of reach Nos.4 and 5 i.e., Jonnada and Alamuru is illegal and arbitrary, colourable exercise of power and violative of Art.14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to extent the lease in respect of the above said reaches for a period of one year.” At the hearing, Sri Ch.Krupakanth, learned counsel representing Sri K.Chidambaram, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as infructuous, WPMP No.25526 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 15th June, 2010 vrn