The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.22590 of 2007 Dated 15th June, 2010 Between: 1.Therimella Sharad Chandra Reddy and another. …Petitioner And 1.The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology Department, Tadipatri, Ananthapur District and 2 others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Mr.K.Mallikarjuna Reddy for Mr.P.Veera Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondent No.3: Mr.M.V.Pratap Reddy The Court made the following: Order: At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties. This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus the notice dated nil-10-2007 of the 1st respondent inviting applications and sealed tenders and conducting of public auction for conferment of the right to quarry the sand in the Penna River at Nagalapuram Village, Peddavadaguru Mandal as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, unjustified, contrary to the provisions of the AP Mineral Concession Rules as unjustified and sustainable and set aside the said notice directing the respondents not to issue lease for quarrying of sand in the said area without considering the objections of the farmers of the neighbouring villages.” At the hearing, Sri K.Mallikarjuna Reddy, learned Counsel, representing Sri P.Veera Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioners, submitted that by efflux of time, the cause in the Writ Petition ceased to survive. Recording the aforesaid submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.29353 of 2007 and WVMP.Nos.3298 of 2007 and 437 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 15th June, 2010 lur