HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.33570 of 2011 Date: December 20, 2011 Between: 1. Banda Satish Babu & another … Petitioners And 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce (SPIU & Sand) Department, Hyderabad, rep. by its Principal Secretary & 4 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.33570 of 2011 O R D E R: Petitioners, who are no way concerned with the patta land in question, nor are lessees for any Reach, seek to question the grant of permit by the Government in favour of Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd., dated 19.11.2011. Thereunder, Government accorded permission to lift sand for a quantity of 8741.52 cubic metres in Survey No.151 of Chirravaru village, Tadepalli Mandal, Guntur District, in favour of Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd., for a period of 60 days. The petitioners challenge the said proceeding by pointing out that in one of the conditions to the said proceedings, reference to pattadar has been made and based on that learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to contend that it is in fact the pattadar of the said land who seeks to utilize the permit through Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. The petitioners contend that had the Government resorted to auction in terms of Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, he would have contested the auction, but have been deprived of the said opportunity on account of the impugned order. 2. I am unable to see any locus for the petitioners to question the impugned proceedings. It is not in dispute that Government is empowered to grant permit of the above nature under Rule 9-M and 9-K of Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, and the A.P. Mineral Development Corporation being entitled to seek such a permit, no legal right of the petitioners is infringed. 3. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is misconceived and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. 4. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No. 41734 of 2011 shall stand dismissed. _____________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J. Date: December 20, 2011. BSB HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.33570 of 2011 Date: December 20, 2011 BSB