IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 8960 of 2009 Between: Bellamkonda Narsing Rao S/o. Ravinder Rao R/o. Asnolla Village of Chennur Mandal, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Deparmtnet of Industries & Commerce (SPIU & SAND), Secretariat, Hyderabad. Rep by its Secretary. 2 The Director, Mines & Geology Department, BRKR Bhavan, Hyderabad-cum-Managing Director, AP Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 3 The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Adilabad District Rep by its Chairmen cum Joint Collector, 4 The Asst. Director, Mines and Geology Department Mancherial - cum- Member Convenor, District Level Committee, Adilabad. 5 K. Rama Krishna (Major) S/o. Malla Reddy, R/o. Itikyal Village, Luxttipet Mandal, Adilabad District. 6 The Deputy Director, Ground Water Department, Adilabad 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus, declaring order of the 1st respondent dated 18-02- 2009 made in Memo No. 5493/SPIU & SAND / 2008-2 granting extension of 71 days in favour of the 5th respondent and not conducting public auction for grant of lease hold rights to quarry sand from Chennur Sand Reach, Chennur Mandal, Adilabad District as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, colourable exercise of power, oppose to public interest, deprivation of the right accrued to local bodies under the constitution, encouraging illicit sand quarrying, violative of the procedure contemplated under the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, violative of the procedure contemplated under the A.P. Water, Land and Trees Act and consequently set-a-side the impugned order and direct the respondents 1 to 4 to conduct public auctions. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.V.R.RUDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR Writ Petition No.8960 of 2009 ORDER: (per Sri V.Eswaraiah, J) The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition, under the instructions of the petitioner, and to that effect, he filed a letter, dated 11.05.2009. Permission is granted and the writ petition is accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J __________________________ VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR, J Dt.13.05.2009 VGB/PRV/LMV