THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.6336 of 2009 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: K.B.N.Gangadhar …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad rep.by its Secretary and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri C.V.R.Rudra Prasad Counsel for respondent No.1: AGP for Industries & Commerce Counsel for respondent No.2: AGP for Mines & Geology The Court made the following: ORDER: 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 inaction of the 1st respondent in not deciding the revision filed by the petitioner seeking to grant the non operation period and meanwhile issuing temporary permits to quarry sand from Iluru Sand Reach, Thotlavalluru Mandal, Krishna District as arbitrary, illegal, colourable exercise of power, discriminatory, against the principles of natural justice, violative of the procedure contemplated under the A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, violative of the Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the 1st respondent not issue temporary permits without considering his case.” 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.Nos.8263 and 8264 of 2009 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB