THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.9769 of 2009 Dated 22nd June, 2011 Between: K.B.N.Gangadhar …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad rep.by its Secretary and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri C.V.R.Rudra Prasad Counsel for respondent No.1: AGP for Industries & Commerce Counsel for respondent No.2: 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 the order of the 1st respondent dated 20.04.2009 made in Memo No.1168/SPIU & SAND/2009-4 in rejecting petitioner’s request for non operation period of 48 days from Illuru Sand Reach a arbitrary, illegal, failure to exercise power in proper perspective, discriminatory, against the principles of natural justice, non application of mind to the relevant material available on record, violative of the procedure contemplated under the A.P.Minior Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, violative of the Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the impugned order and direct the 1st respondent to permit him to enjoy the non operation period.” 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 01.05.2009, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.No.12702 of 2009 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd June, 2011 VGB