IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 13125 of 2003 Between: M/s. Chandrakanth Mines & Minerals rep. by P. Udhay Bhaskar Rao S/o. late Padha Basava Punnaiah, R/o. Balaji Nagar, Nellore. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principle Secretary- Mines & Geology, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Nellore. 3 The District Panchayat Officer, Nellore. 4 The Nellore Municipality, rep. by its Municipal Commissioner. 5 The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Secretariat, Hyderabad. ....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 a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents not to allow the lessees of Sand Reeches outside the jurisdiction of Nellore Municipality to sell their sand within the jurisdiction of Nellore municipality by declaring the action of the respondents and their failure to regulate the activity of the lessees as illegal and arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: G.P. for Mines Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 5: GP For Panchayat Raj & Rural Development. The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner was given a quarry lease for quarrying sand for a period of one year. On 06.06.2003, the lease extended till 12.06.2004, which was expired. 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) 14.09.2004. pln ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology, Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Nellore. 3. The District Panchayat Officer, Nellore. 4. The Municipal Commissioner, Nellore Municipality, Nellore. 5. The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 6. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Mines, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 8. 2 CD copies.