THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.1749 of 2009 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: Thungala Rambabu …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Smt.N.Shoba Counsel for respondent No.1, 2, 4 & 5: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondent No.3: AGP for Irrigation & CAD Counsel for respondent No.6: Sri V.Subrahmanyam The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue an order or writ one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in Memo No.1167/SPIU & Sand/2009-1, dt.30.01.2009 and the consequential order of Director of Mines and Geology in Proc.No.47942/R9/2007, dt.31.01.2009 granting permission to issue temporary permits in favour of A.P.Mineral Development Corporation for quarrying ordinary sand at Nimmagadda Sand Reach of Challapalli Mandal, Krishna District and the action of the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology in proceeding to issue permits as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and unconstitutional and contrary to A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and A.P.WALTA Act, 2002 and the orders of the Hon’ble High Court in W.P.Nos.24937 of 2006 & 25073 of 2006 and consequently call for the records and set aside Memo No.1167/SPIU & Sand/2009-1, dt.30.01.2009 and Proceedings of the Director of Mines and Geology in Proc.No.47942/R9/07, dt.31.01.2009.” 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.2218 of 2009 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB