IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.16367 of 2005 Between: M.Varahaswamy. … Petitioner And Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Department, Ongole, Prakasam District and two others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Ghanta Sudheer for Sri Nimmagadda Satyanarayana. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Endowments. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in conducting auction of leasehold rights in respect of Ac.6.24 cents of land comprised in Survey No.563 of North Addanki village, Prakasam District, without following due process of law, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. In the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.1, while stating that the petitioner has no locus-standi to question the public auction, it is stated that the auction was conducted on 16-6-2005 and confirmed on 14-7- 2005 and that the highest bidder was put in possession of the land on 17-7-2005. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments stated that the duration of lease is for one year and since the said period had expired, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. Sri Ghanta Sudheer, counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioner, did not dispute this fact. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.20795 of 2005 is also dismissed as infructuous. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 24-6-2008 MNR