IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 8732 of 2002 Between: Narasamma Varre, W/o. Bikshamaiah, Aged 65 years, R/o. Sadarshapur, Mothkur Mandal, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The District Level Committee, Nalgonda rep. by its Chairperson, Nalgonda District. 2. The District Panchayat Officer, Nalgonda District. 3. The Assistant Director, Mines & Geology, Nalgonda, Nalgonda 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 may be pleased to issue an order or writ one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering petitioner’s application for grant of permission for removal of sand in petitioner’s patta lands over an extent of Ac.2.22 gts. in Sy. No.224, Sadarshapur Village, Mothkur Mandal, Bhuvangiri, Nalgonda district as arbitrary, illegal and unjust and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to consider petitioner’s application and grant permission for removal of sand in petitioner’s patta lands in Sy.No.224, an extent of Ac.2.22 gts. in Sadarshapur village, Mothkur Mandal, Bhuvangiri, Nalgonda District. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.N.SHOBA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.8732 OF 2002 ORDER: The petitioner filed the writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to consider his application for removal of sand accumulated o n patta lands in Survey No.224 admeasuring Ac.2.22 guntas of Sadarshapur village in Mothkur Mandal of Nalgonda District. This Court while admitting the writ petition passed interim orders directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner Ms.Vijaya Lakshmi submits that pursuant to the interim orders, the petitioner was permitted to remove the sand. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. ___________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 17.09.2004. pln To 1. The Chairperson, District Level Committee, Nalgonda Nalgonda District. 2. The District Panchayat Officer, Nalgonda District. 3. The Assistant Director, Mines & Geology, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 4. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 5. Two C.D. Copies.