IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION NO : 19152 of 2002 Between: 1) Karnati Apparao, s/o.Lakshmaiah, R/o.Kanniveedu Gram panchayat, Vatsavai manda. Krishna dist. 2)Vasireddy Krishna Rao, s/o.Hanumantha Rao, r/o.Indukurpally, Vatsavai mandal, Krishna dist. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1)The Government of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Panchayatraj & Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2)The District Level Committee for Sand Auctions, rep. by its Chairman, Zillaparishad, Machilipatnam. 3)The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 4)Yanamreddy Vijayasimha Reddy, s/o Venkat Reddy, r/o.Jaggayyapeta, Krishna district .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not taking steps to stop the fourth respondent from quarrying sand at Kanneveedu village of Munneru river, Krishna district and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 herein to take appropriate action against the fourth respondent to stop quarrying operations at Kanneveedyu village of Munneru river, Krishna district. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.C.V.MOHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3 : The Advocate General For respondent no.4: None appeared. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.19152 OF 2002 O R D E R : The learned counsel for the parties say that the petition has been rendered infructuous. The Writ Petition is disposed of as such. --------------------------------- 08.07.2004 tvr/drk 3 Copy to: 1)The Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. Machilipatnam. 2)The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 3)Two CCs to the Advocate General, High Court buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (o.u.t.). 4)Two CD copies.