HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 26157 OF 2009 Dated: 09-12-2009 Between: Madduru Village Gram Panchayat, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District, rep., by its Sarpanch, P. Nagalakshmi, W/o. p. Nagarjuna, aged about 45 years, r/o. Madduru Village, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District ... PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce (SPIU & Sand) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad and four others ... RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 26157 OF 2009 ORDER: (per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) This is a public interest litigation, wherein the petitioner – gram panchayat has alleged that respondent Nos.3 and 4 are not permitting transportation of sand from Madduru sand reach through high level bridge across Bandar canal near Gosala Village and as a result thereof, sand is not being transported from the reach and that adversely affects the State exchequer because no amount of royalty is paid in respect of sand excavated from the reach. 2. At the time of hearing of this petition, it has been submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4 that necessary permit for transportation of sand has already been issued on 18-11-2009 and the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.5 has submitted that the bridge in question was opened to regular traffic on 02-12-2009 and there is no ban for use of the said bridge for transportation of sand, without overloading the same. 3. In the circumstances, the grievance ventilated in the petition has already been redressed and, therefore, the petition is disposed of. 4. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP No. 34055 of 2009, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 09-12-2009 ks