IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.11165 of 2008 Between: 1. Rentapalli Pandu Ranga Rao 2. Pathipati Danial 3. Cherukuri Venugopal Rao 4. K.V.S.Narayana ...Petitioners And 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Industries and Commerce Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Krishna District, Machilipatnam, represented by its Member Convener-cum-Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Vijayawada. 3. The Director of Mines and Geology, BRKR Building 8th Floor, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 4. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 5. M/s. Anjaneya All Castes Sand Boats Workers and Labour Contract Cooperative Society Limited, Nagayyalanka, Krishna District, represented by its President D.L.Prasad Rao. ...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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in Memo No.18082/SPIU & Sand/2007-4 dated 29.3.2008 as arbitrary, illegal, unjust contrary to A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and without jurisdiction and consequently call for the records in Memo No.18082/SPIU & Sand/2007-4 dated 29.3.2008 and set aside the same. Counsel for the petitioner : Sri T. Srikanth Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4 : Government Pleader for Mines and Geology Counsel for respondent No.5 : Sri C.V.R. Rudra Prasad. The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, C.J.) The learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners has submitted that the petition has become infructuous. In the circumstances, the petition is disposed of as having become infructuous with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 21st January, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. To 1. The Secretary, Industries and Commerce Dept., Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Member Convener-cum-Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Krishna District, Vijayawada. 3. The Director of Mines and Geology, 8th Floor, BRKR Building, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 4. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 5. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Mines and Geology, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6. Two CD copies. ARS