HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION No.10254 of 2006 Between: Puruchuri Basveshwar Rao, S/o. Late Raghavaiah, Aged 55 years, R/o. 7th lane, Gunturivari Thota, Guntur District. … Petitioner AND Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Smt. P. Vijayalakshmi. Counsel for respondent No.1 : Government Pleader for Industries and Commerce Counsel for respondent Nos.2,7 & 8 : Government Pleader for Revenue Counsel for the respondent Nos.3&4: Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Authority. Counsel for the respondent Nos.5&6 : Government Pleader for Home Dated the 09th June, 2006 : ORDER : PER G.S. SINGHVI, CJ. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. In this petition filed as a Public Interest Litigation, the petitioner prayed for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to take action for stopping illegal sand quarry/transporting in the banned areas of Amaravathi and Dharanikota (Reach), Amaravathi Mandal, Thulluru, Thullur Mandal, Chirravur and Pathur of Thadepalle Mandal of Guntur District. At the commencement of hearing, learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj placed before the Court Xerox copy of order dated 24-5-2006 passed by Collector and District Magistrate, Guntur, banning sand quarring in Reach No.13 i.e., Amaravathi and Dharanikota. In view of the above development, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to the disposal of the main petition, WPMP.No.12899 of 2006 is also disposed of infructuous. ________________ G.S. SINGHVI, CJ _____________________ G.V. SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 09-06-2006 ES/GRR