IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.21389 OF 2007 Between: The Konuru Sand & Boat Workers Co-operative Society Limited, reptd., by its President-K.Jagannadham, Konuru Village, Achampet Mandal, Guntur District. … Petitioner And Government of Andhra Pradesh, reptd., by its Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: GP for Industries and Commerce for R.1 to R.4. Sri M.S.Ramachandra Rao for R.5. None for R.6. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “ … to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seeking to grant Hall Ticket to the fifth respondent for the purpose of participating in the open sand auction proposed to be held on 10-10- 2007 pursuant to Notification No.988/Sand/2007 dated 19-9-2007 of the fourth respondent herein and also in seeking to extent concessional benefits to the fifth respondent, which are meant for genuine Co-operative Societies, as illegal and arbitrary; and directing the respondents not to allow the fifth respondent to participate in open sand auction proposed to be held on 10-10-2007”. At the hearing, it is represented by the learned Government Pleader for Industries and Commerce, representing respondents 1 to 4, and Sri M.S.Ramachandra Rao, learned counsel for respondent No.5, that the cause in this Writ Petition does not survive for consideration because Notification, dated 19-9-2007, has become abortive in view of expiry of the period for which the auction was proposed to be held. In view of the same, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP Nos.27746 and 27747 of 2007 are also dismissed as infructuous. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:17-6-2010 MNR