IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 6745 of 2005 Between: Boatsmen & Fishermen Co-operative Society, Regd.No. 74, Razole, East Godavari District, Rep. by its Secretary, R. Venkateswarlu. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 District Level Committee (Sand Auction), Kakinada, East Godavari District. 2 District Panchat Officer, East Godavari District. .....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, one the in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting to operate the Reach No. 47 Tekesettipalem on the ground of non- payment of instalment without considering the request of the Petitioner to grant time to pay the balance amount on the factual aspects as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of petitioner's fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to operate the said reach and pass such further order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.V.S.PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 6745 of 2005 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to operate the sand quarrying in reach No.47 as per the lease granted in its favour. This Court granted interim orders on 08-04-2005 directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to operate reach in question subject to certain conditions. No counter affidavit is filed by the respondents and the said order continued to be in operation all through. Since the period of lease expired on 30-09-2005, nothing survives for adjudication and accordingly, the same is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 28-11-2008 KLP