IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5568 of 2009 Between: K.Varaprasad S/o.Papa Rao R/o.Annavarappadu, Ongole, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Director, Mines and Geology, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 The Assistant Director, Mines and Geology, (F.A.C.), Dachepalli, Guntur District. .....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 one particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in conducting lease hold rights of sand quarrying operations vide Tender Notice No. 1062/S/2007 dt. 25.2.2009 relating to Sl.No.02, Reach No.18, Dachepalli village and Mandal, Guntur District as illegal, arbitrary and against principles of Natural Justice and consequently direct the Respondents not to conduct auction of lease hold rights of sand quarrying operations pertaining to Reach No. 18 of Dachepalli village and Mandal and permit me to conduct quarrying operations for a full second year upto 9/7/2009 after collecting the remaining enhanced amount. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SUDHAKARA RAO AMBATI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : ORDER: Mr.A.Sudhakar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.8.7.2009 msv