IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 25215 of 2008 Between: Alluri Subba Raju & Company, Rep. by its Managing Partner Sri A. Ashok, S/o. Subba Raju, Aged about 32 Years, R/o. No. 8-22-215/5, Datla Street, Gandhinagar, Kakinada, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Level Sand Committee, Rep. by its Chair Person and Joint Collector, East Godavari. 2 The District Collector, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 3 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 4 The Tahsildar, Inavilli Mandal, East Godavari District. 5 The Revenue Inspector, Rajahmundry, East Godavari 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 writ one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for records in File No. 4609/Sand(R-30)/2008, dt. 07-11-2008 of the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Rajahmundry, And quash the same as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, unsustainable, violativeof principles of natural justice and unconstitutional and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.N.SHOBA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 25215 of 2008 ORDER: Both Smt N.Shoba, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology, would state that, in identical circumstances, this Court, by order in W.P.No.25196 of 2008 dated 17-11-2008, had directed that the entire matter be enquired into by a High Level Committee and, pending ﬁnal decision of the High Level Committee, the notice, calling upon the highest bidder to remit the amount due within seven days, failing which, action would be initiated for recovery with interest at 24% under the Revenue Recovery Act, was kept in abeyance. Let there be a similar order in this writ petition also. While the order directing recovery is kept in abeyance till a ﬁnal decision is taken by the High Level Committee, it is made clear that this order shall not be construed as enabling the petitioner to quarry sand in Reach No.30 of Inavilli Village, East Godavari District. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Dt:18-11-2008 usd To 1 The District Level Sand Committee, Rep. by its Chair Person and Joint Collector, East Godavari. 2 The District Collector, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 3 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 4 The Tahsildar, Inavilli Mandal, East Godavari District. 5 The Revenue Inspector, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 6 Two CCs to GP for Mines and Geology, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7 Two CD copies