IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.540 of 2009 Between: Mandalapu Venkateswarlu ..... Petitioner AND The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Uppal, Hyderabad & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Nageswar Rao Palle Counsel for respondents 1-3: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri N. Ramachandra Rao The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.540 of 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in proposing to issue NOC/permission in respect of Stone quarry in the land admeasuring 1.5 hectares situated in Sy.No.419 of Kuchipudi Thanda Village, Kodad Mandal, Nalgonda District, in favour of the 4th respondent contrary to the provisions of A.P. Minor, Mineral Rules, 1966, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent authorities to grant permission/NOC to the petitioner.” At the hearing, Sri Palle Nageswar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition as infructuous, WPMP No.1350 of 2009 and WVMP.No.653 of 2009 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 23.06.2011 ES