IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 4726 of 2009 Between: T.Pitcheswara Rao, S/o. Late Lakshmoji Rao, R/o. Flat No.19, Dharani Apartments, Near Saibaba Temple, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of andhra Pradesh, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, rep by its Secretary. 2 The A.P. Mineral Development Corporation, Ameerpet, Hyderabad Rep by its Managing Director. 3 The Directior, Mines and Geology Department, 6th Floor, Boorgula Ramakrishna Bhavan, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the natureof WRit of Mandamus declaring that the 3rd respondent has to implement order of the 1st respondent dated 12.2.2009 made in Memo No.2106/APIU & SAND/2009-1 and failure to implement the said order is arbitrary, illegal, violativeof theprocedure contemplated under the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, violativeof Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to issue permits through the 2nd respondent to enable the peitioner to life sand from illuru Reach on paymentof Seigniorage fee and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.ANDAPALLI SANJEEV KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 4726 of 2009 19-03-2009 Oral Order: Sri Andepally Sanjeev Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as the respondents have taken administrative action after filing of the writ petition, the grievance in the writ petition no longer subsists. In view of the above submission on behalf of the writ petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘infructuous’. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 19-03-2009 Pvks