IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19952 of 2005 Between: Vemireddy Ayyapa Reddy, s/o Anjaneyulu Reddy, r/o Devarapalem, Nellore Rural Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Panchayat Officer, Nellore, Nellore District. 2 District Level Committee for Sand Leases, Nellore District, represented by its Chairman & Chairman, Zilla Parishad, Nellore, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. M.RAVINDRA FOR MR.M.VENKATA NARAYANA The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated above, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, direction or order more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents to permit the petitioner to obtain lease to quarry the sand from the Penna river in Minagallu village, Bucchireddypalem Mandal, ellore District as per the resolution of the 2nd respondent dated 24-8-2005 from the date of commencement of the lease agreement for a period of two years with further enhancement if any as per the terms and conditions despite the representation of the petitioner dated 1-8-2005 followed by his statement to 2nd respondent on coming to know of the resolution referred to above as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and in violation of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) of Constitution of India and principles of antural justice and consequently direct the respondents to award the above said lease to the petitioner.” At the hearing, Sri M.Ravindra, learned counsel representing Sri M.Venkata Narayana, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as infructuous, interim order, dated 28.10.2005 is vacated and WPMP.No.25353 of 2005 is dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 4th JULY, 2008. kvni