IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 11739 of 2004 Between: M.Srikrishna S/o.Satyanarayana R/o. Bodawada, Veerulapadu Mandal Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Secretary Panchayathraj and Rural Development Dept., Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. 3 The District Panchayath Officer, Krishna District, A.P. 4 The Chairman, District Level Committee of Sand Auction, Zilla Parishad, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in deciding to auction sand quarrying in revenue survey No.242 at Chivitikallu Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District Andhra Pradesh vide notification No.3909/2003-7dated 26.6.2004 as illegal unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules 1996 and Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act 2002, River Conservation Act and consequently set aside the notification issued No.3909/2003-7 dated 26.6.2004 proposing to auction sand quarry in Revenue Survey no.242 at Chivitikallu Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District A.P. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.RAMAKANTH REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) The learned counsel for the petitioner says that the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. The writ petition is disposed of as such. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 30-7-2004 _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J tvr 1 The Secretary, Panchayathraj and Rural Development Dept., Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. 3 The District Panchayath Officer, Krishna District, A.P. 4 The Chairman, District Level Committee of Sand Auction, Zilla Parishad, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 5. 2 CCs to the Govt. pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6. 2 CD copies.