IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.1248 OF 2007 Between: Sri Rayala Sathyanarayana. … Petitioner AND The District Level Committee (Sand Auctions), Machilipatnam, Krishna District and four others. … Respondents This Court made the following: O R D E R : The matter is coming up on the vacate stay application in W.V.M.P.No.632 of 2008 filed by the respondents in the writ petition, seeking vacation of the order dated 23-01-2007 passed by this Court. With the consent of both counsel, the main writ petition is taken up for disposal. 2. The petitioner challenged the notification dated 06-01-2007 issued by the District Panchayat Officer, Krishna District, Machilipatnam, in so far as it pertained to the Sand Reach in RS No.132 of Kunikapadu in Kanchika Cherla Mandal, Krishna District, on the ground that requisite clearance from the Ground Water Department and the River Conservator had not been obtained. 3. This Court, by order dated 23-01-2007, granted stay of the proposed auction, in so far as the subject Sand Reach was concerned. 4. Pertinent to note, the auction in respect of the said Sand Reach was only for a period of one year. As the said period expired long ago, it would no longer be open to the respondents to act upon the said notification even if the petitioner fails in this writ petition. 5. The Writ Petition has therefore becomes infructuous due to efflux of time and is accordingly closed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 17-02-2011. KVS/RKK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.1248 OF 2007 February 17, 2011