THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15244 of 2010 Date: 30.6.2010 Between: M.Venkateswara Rao, Ghanaathukur, Krishna District and others. ………...Petitioners. And The District Collector, Krishna District and others. …… Respondents. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15244 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by M.Venkateswara Rao and Y.Shankar Rao assailing the action of the respondents in proposing to conduct public auction to grant leasehold rights for a period of two years to quarry ordinary sand reach at Ghanathkur, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners are permanent residents of Ghanathkur Village, Kanchikacharla Mandal, Krishna District. They claim to be the agriculturists eking their livelihood on agricultural income. According to them, the authorities are contemplating to auction the lease hold rights for a period of two years to quarry ordinary sand reach at Ghanathkur without obtaining feasibility report from the Deputy Director, Ground Water Department, Vijayawada. When the writ petition came up for admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines & Geology takes notice on behalf of the respondents 2 & 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for both the parties. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines & Geology, on instructions, reports that the respondents are contemplating to conduct public auction to grant lease hold rights for period of two years to quarry ordinary sand reach without obtaining feasibility report from the Ground Water Department. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents 1 to 3 to obtain feasibility report before conducting auction to grant leasehold rights in respect of Ghanaathukur Sand Reach, Kanchikacharla Mandal, Krishna District. No costs. ______________________________________ JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY Date:30.6.2010 mrb