THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.556 of 2009 Dated 24th June, 2011 Between: S.V.R.Appa Rao …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce (SPIU & SAND) Department, rep.by its Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri C.V.R.Durga Prasad Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondent No.3: Sri Ravi Kondaveeti 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring order of the 1st respondent dated 03.01.2009 made in Memo No.17185/SPIU & SAND/2008-1 as arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction, violative of Rules 9-L and P of the A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 apart from being violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and consequently, set aside the impugned order while directing the 2nd respondent to conduct public auction in respect of package No.6.” At the hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the parties submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.672 of 2008 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 24th June, 2011 VGB