HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.18944 of 2007 & W.P.No.20950 of 2007 W.P.No.18944 of 2007 Between: Cheruku Madhava Rao S/o.Subbarao ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Mines and Geology, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad rep.by its secretary and 7 others. ...RESPONDENTS W.P.No.20950 of 2007 Between: 1. Mokkapati Ratnamanikyam W/o.M.Krishna Rao Jupudi Gram panchayat, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Krishna District and 3 others. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary Industries & Commerce (SPIU), Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 7 others. ...RESPONDENTS HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.18944 of 2007 & W.P.No.20950 of 2007 COMMON ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Gopalakrishna Tamada) As the point involved in these two writ petitions is one and the same, these writ petitions are disposed of by a common order. 2. On instructions, learned Government Pleader states that an amount of Rs.1,07,61,100/- deposited by the highest bidder Sri M. Balamanmadha Rao in respect of Jupudi Sand Reach has been forfeited vide proceedings in Roc.No.2437/06, dated 23-02-2007 of the Collector (PW), Krishna and it is further stated by the learned Government Pleader that it is only in view of the pendency of these two writ petitions the amount could not be disbursed to the respective parties. 3. In view of the aforesaid submissions, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petitions with a direction to the respondents to disburse the said amount to the Gram Panchayat, Mandal Parishad and Zilla Parishad as per their entitlement in terms of G.O.Ms.No.24 dated 12-02-2007. 4. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of. No costs. __________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ February 15, 2008 ________________________​__ GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA, J GLV