THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.28413 of 2007 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: Yelamanchili Sambasiva Rao …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries and Commerce (SPIU & Sand) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, rep.by its Secretary and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri C.V.R.Durga Prasad Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondent No.5: Smt.N.Shoba The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring Memo No.15489/SPIU&Sand/2007-1, dated 07.12.2007, passed by the 1st respondent in extending benefit in favour of the 5th respondent condoning the delay in execution of lease deed without considering the petition filed by the petitioner seeking to implead himself as party respondent as arbitrary, illegal, violative of principles of natural justice, non application of mind to the relevant issues, without any reasons, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, apart from being violative of the procedure contemplated under the A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and the judgments of this Hon’ble Court in respect of the violation of principles of natural justice and giving an opportunity of hearing to the affected party, assigning reasons by a speaking order and consequently direct the 1st respondent to give opportunity of hearing to the petitioner before considering the request made by the 5th respondent.” At the hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the parties submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.37124 of 2007 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB