IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.15927 OF 2011 DATED:13.6.2011 Between: Bollu Sankaraiah and another … Petitioners And The District Collector YSR Kadapa District at Kadapa and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITON NO.15927 OF 2011 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) Petitioners have questioned the notification bearing No.534/Sand/07, dated 08-05-2011 inviting sealed tenders-cum- public auction for quarrying sand from the areas detailed in the schedule appended thereto. As per the notification, the date of auction was 03- 06-2011 and auction stands conducted which fact is admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners. Be that as it may, contention of the petitioners is that the notification was issued without obtaining clearance from the Ground Water Department which assertion is not well-founded because fact remains that the auction was conducted after obtaining approval from the River Conservator, Irrigation Department and the Director, Ground Water Department, Hyderabad, as per the provisions of the Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002 as is manifest from the auction notice itself. Viewed thus, petition is dismissed. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 13-6-2011 B. Narsinga Rao