IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 4585 of 2009 Between: K. Ramakrishna S/o. Madhusudhana Rao R/o. D.No.. 54-19-21/15, J.P. Nagar LIC Colony Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Industries & Commerce (SPIU & SAND) Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad Rep. by its Secretary 2 The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions Krishna District , Rep. by its Chairman Cum Joint Collector, Krishna District. 3 The Director, Department of Mines and Geology 8th Floor, BRKR Bhavan, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 4 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology Cum Meber Convener, District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the impugned Auction Notice NO. 772/Q/2007 dt. 20-2-2009 inviting sealed tenders cum public auction to grant lease hold rights to quarry sand at Madduru sand reach, kankipadu Mandal, of Krishna District for a period of about 2 years the first year ending with 31-3-2010 and 2nd year from 1-4- 2010 to 31-3-2011 with 20% enhancement of the knocked down bid amount proportionately for one year during the pendency of the revision petition dt. 25-4-2008 filed by the petitioner and in spite of the fact that the petitioner is the highest bidder in pursuance to the auction notice dt. 13-9-2007 and not executing the lease deed in favour of the petitioner as arbitrary illegal, and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to execute the lease in favour of the petitioner on receipt of the knocked down bid amount in pursuance to the auction notice dt. 13-9-2007 and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.GANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.4585 of 2009 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a letter dated 15.4.2009 into the registry seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. _______________ C.V. RAMULU,J DATE: 17th April, 2009 pnb