IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.2040 of 2009 Between: A.V.Ramanaiah. … Petitioner And: The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Reptd., by its Secretary, Industries & Commerce (M-1) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri T.Srikanth Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: G.P. for Industries & Commerce for R.1 to R.4. Sri K.Pridarshan Reddy for R.5. This Court made the following: ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, this Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in rejecting the petitioner’s application and invalidating his tender in respect of Iluru Sand Reach, Thotlavalluru Mandal, Krishna District, in pursuance of auction notice, dated 20-1-2009, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the parties submitted that in pursuance of the interim order dated 5- 2-2009, granted by this Court in WPMP No.2580 of 2009, the petitioner was permitted to participate in the auction and his tender was treated as valid. In view of the same, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP Nos.2580 and 15550 of 2009 are also disposed of as infructuous. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:17-3-2010 MNR