HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No. 23981 OF 2001 Between: Y. Soma Sekhar …Petitioner AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Pedda Tippa Samudram, Chittoor Dist., and three others ...Respondents : O R D E R : Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3: Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj September 19, 2007 In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or directions mostly one which is in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent is notifying the sand quarry of Peddacheruvu and “local Vankas” of T.Sadum Gram Panchayat, Pedda Tippa Samudram Mandal, Chittoor Dist at S.No. 73 of Tender-Cum-Public auction Notification published in daily newspaper vide notification Ref.No.3900/2001/A5/Panchayats, dt. 6-11-2001 of the 4th respondent while the appeal of the petitioner is pending before 3rd respondent as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, unjustified, unconstitutional and unsustainable and direct the respondents not to put the above sand quarry for auctioning the right to collect the fees and charges for lifting of the sand from sand quarry till the legal reminder of the petitioner are finalised and exhausted with reference to proceedings Roc.No.C3/2383/2001 dt. 5-8-2001 of the 2nd respondent and pass such other order or orders as it may deem fit.” Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj invited the Court’s attention to interim order dated 21-11-2001 and G.O.Ms.No. 24, dated 12-2-2007 issued by the Government and submitted that in view of the latest policy, lease will be granted after inviting fresh bids. In view of the statement made by the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ September 19, 2007 ks