IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4894 of 2004 Between: R. Lakshman Rao … Petitioner And The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Krishna District at Zilla Parished Compound, Machilipatnam & others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: None Counsel for respondent No.4: GP for Industries & Commerce The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4894 of 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seeking to grant leasehold rights for quarrying sand from reach No.8 of Krishna River left flood bank at Pedapulipaka Village, Penamaluru Mandal, Krishna District, without following the procedure envisaged in G.O.Ms.No.1, dated 01.01.2001, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. I have heard the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology and perused the record. The abovementioned prayer was made with reference to the auction of sand quarry held on 26.02.2004. As the period for which the auction was held has expired, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. Moreover, extensive amendments to the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 were made during the pendency of the writ petition which inter alia require clearance by the Ground Water Department before conducting auctions of sand quarry. The writ petition is therefore dismissed as infructuous. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 17.06.2010. ES