THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.3672 of 2009 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: Illuru Gram Panchayat …Petitioner And The Director, Mines & Geology Department, 8th floor, BRKR Bhavan, Near Tank Bund, Hyderabad …Respondent Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K.S.Murthy Counsel for respondent: AGP for Mines & Geology 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 inaction of the respondent in not implementing order of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce (SPIU & SAND) Department, dated 12.02.2009, in Memo No.2106/SPIU & SAND/2009-1 as arbitrary, illegal, failure to exercise power, contrary to the A.P.Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, causing loss to the local bodies like the Gram Panchayat, Mandal Parishad and Zilla Parishad apart from being encouraging illicit sand quarrying, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to forthwith issue permits.” 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, interim order, dated 02.03.2009, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.No.4783 of 2009 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB