IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No : 1969 of 2009 Between: A.V.Ramanaiah S/o.Sri Venkataiah R/o.D.No.76-14-242/1A, Bhavanipuram Vijayawada, KRishna District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce (M-I) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad rep.by its Secretary. 2 The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Krishna District, rep.by its Chairman cu Joint Collector, Krishna District . 3 The Director Department of Mines and Geology 8th floor, BRKR Bhavan, Tank Bund,Hyderabad. 4 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, cum Member Convenor, District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Vijayawada, Krishna 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 declaring the action of the respondents in rejecting the petitioner application and also invalidating his tender filed in respect of Iluru Sand ReachmTholtlavallur Mandal, Krishna District in pursuance to the Auction Notice No.772/Q/2007 dated 20.1.2009 by letter No.Dis.579/Sand/2009 dated 3.2.2009 on the ground that the petitioner failed to pay the 1/4th EMD as per Auction Notice No.772/Q/2007 dated 20.1.2009 as arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction and contrary to the AP Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and set aside the same and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.ANDAPALLI SANJEEV KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO.1969 OF 2009 ORDER: Sri D. Radha Krishna, learned counsel representing Sri A. Sanjeev Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner does not wish to pursue the writ petition. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 6th February, 2009 pnb