THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.10518 of 2009 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: Y.Vidya Sagar …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Mines & Geology, rep.by its Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri C.V.R.Rudra Prasad Counsel for respondent No.1: AGP for Industries & Commerce Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4: AGP for Mines & Geology The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue an order or writ one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the order of the 1st respondent dated 20.05.2009 made in Proceedings No.1418/Sand/2009 in not permitting the petitioner to pay security deposit in four equal instalments as is being permitted in respect of others as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, violative of principles of natural justice, without jurisdiction, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India apart from being violative of the procedure contemplated under the A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1996 and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to permit the petitioner to pay the said deposit in equal instalments.” At the hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the parties submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, interim order, dated 28.05.2009, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.No.13505 of 2009 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB