THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.13884 of 2007 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: A.V.Ramanaiah …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Mines & Geology, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, rep.by its Secretary and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri C.V.R.Durga Prasad Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondent No.4: Smt.N.Shoba The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition 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 action of the 2nd and 3rd respondents in not considering petitioner’s representations dated 24.04.2007 and 19.05.2007 for grant of leasehold rights in respect of Jupudi Sand Reach, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Krishna District or in the alternative in not conducting public auction in terms of G.O.Ms.No.24, Industries & Commerce (M.I) Department, dated 12.02.2007, resulting in illegal sand mining and loss of revenue to the State Exchequer, as arbitrary, illegal, failure to exercise power, non- consideration of relevant material, violative of the A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to a citizen under Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to consider petitioner’s representations dated 24.04.2007 and 19.05.2007.” At the hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the parties submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.Nos.17423 and 17424 of 2007 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB