IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE 0S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 10806 of 1999 Between: Vemula Veladri S/o Saidulu R/o Piduguralla Village & Mandal Guntur District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology Guntur, Guntur District 2 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology Guntur 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 an order or direction, more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent No.1 to consider the second renewal application of the petitioner dt 10.2.1999 for grant of Quarry Lease of Limestone to an extent of Ac.2.88 cents in Sy.Nos. 85/1 and 85/3 of Malavolu Village, Machavaram Mandal , Guntur District, in accordance with Rule 13 (2) read with Rule 31 (xiv) of the A.P.Minor Mineral (Concession) Rules , 1966 and consequently grant the second renewal of the lease in favour of the petitioner with a further direction to issue necessary despatch permits to transport the mineral extracted in the said leased area, and pass other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.SURYA KARAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The Court made the following order : Sri T. Suryakaran Reddy, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous and he also made an endorsement on the case bundle to that effect. Recording the said submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ------------------------------------- JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR DATED 17-04-2008 MSNR.