IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.7272 of 2008 Between: 1 Korlagunta Srinivasa Rao S/o. Narsimha Rao R/o. Chevitikallu (V), Kanchikacharla (M), Krishna Dist. 2 Rayala Venkata Jalamma W/o. Venkatarao R/o. Chevitikallu (V), Kanchikacharla (M), Krishna Dist. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Level Commitee ( Sand Auction ), Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 2 the District Collector ( Panchayat Raj ), Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 3 the Joint Collector, Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 4 the Assistant Disrector, Mines & Geology Department, Nandigama, Krishna Dist. 5 the River Conservator & Deputy Executive Engineer ( PR ), Vijayawada, Krishna Dist. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring action of the 4th respondent in issuing the Tender cum Auction Notice No. 478/Q/2007, dt.7-03-2008 inviting applications for Sand Quarry Right in respect of Chevitikallu Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District without clearance from the Ground Water Department and River Conservator as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the rules and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents not to conduct auction of Sand quarry in respect of Chevitikallu Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District in pursuant to thetender cum auction Notice No. 478/Q/2007, dt.7-03-2008 issued by the 4th respondent and in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri P.Nagendra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ________________ C.V.RAMULU, J 12th FEBRUARY, 2009 kvni