IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 26049 of 2008 Between: Nomula Venkataiah S/o Lingaiah ZPTC Shaligouraram(M) Nalgonda District ..... PETITIONER AND 1The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep.by its Secretary Industries and Commerce (SPU&SAND) Department Secretariat,Hyderabad 2The District Level Sand Committe rep.by its Chair Person and Joint Collector Nalgonda Distric 3The Director of Mines& Gelogy Andhr Pradesh Hyderabad 4The District Collector Nalgonda Nalgonda District 5The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology Nalgonda Nalgonda District 6The Gram Panchayat Rep.by its Sarpanch Wangamarthy(V) Saligouraram(M) Nalgonda District 7The Director Ground Water Department Hyderabad 8The Deputy Director Ground Water Department Nalgonda District 9Sri N.Vidya Sagar M.L.C Nalgonda District .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in proceedings to issue permission to 9th respondent for removal of silt and sand from the bed of Moosi Project surrounding Vangamarthy(V) of Shaligouraram(M) Nalgonda District as arbitrary illegal unjust unconstitutional and in violation of the Mines and Mineral Concession Rules 1956 and contrary to the provisions of A.P Water Land and Trees act 2002 and consequently call for the record and direct the respondent not to issue any permission to 9th respondent or others for removal of silt and sand from the bed of Musi Project surrounding to Vanamarthy(V) Shaligouraram(M) Nalgonda District and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.RAJA BABU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded, and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 2nd July, 2009 bcj