IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21884 of 2009 Between: Mukthar Khan & others. ..... Petitioners AND Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Mines and Geology, Hyderabad & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: None The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21884 of 2009 ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal having regard to the nature of the case. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 and 3 in granting temporary permit to respondent No.4 to lift the sand in Sy.Nos.385/A, 386/A, 387/A and 388/A of Manjeera river, Hangarga Village, Bodhan Mandal, Nizamabad District, vide proceedings No.19682/R9/09, dated 01.07.2009 of respondent No.2 and consequential proceedings No.2524/Sand/TP/2009, dated 11.09.2009 of respondent No.3, as illegal and arbitrary. A perusal of the record shows that by the impugned proceedings temporary permit was granted in favour of respondent No.4 for a period of 60 days i.e., from 11.08.2009, which has expired long time back. Therefore, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and the same is accordingly dismissed as such. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.28426 of 2009 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 11.04.2011 ES