IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 2347 of 2005 Between: 1 Hari Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Nageswara Rao, R/o. Indugupalli Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District./ 2 Rayala Suryanarayana, S/o. Narasimha Rao, R/o. Indugupalli Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District./ 3 Kakumanu Vengal Reddy, S/o. China Koti Reddy, R/o. Indugupalli Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District./ 4 Kilaru Hanumaiah, S/o. Surayya, R/o. Indugupalli Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District./ 5 Chava Venkateswarlu, S/o. Raghavaiah, R/o. Indugupalli Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District./ 6 Rayala Madhava Rao, S/o. Koteswara Rao, R/o. Indugupalli Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District./ ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Krishna District, Machilipatnam, 3 The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 4 The Assistant Director of Mines and Minerals, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 5 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District. 6 The Director of Mines and Geology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Burugula Ramakrishna Rao Bhavan, Hyderabad. 7 Hari Narasimha Rao, S/o. Basavaiah, R/o. Indugupalli Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District. 8 Sri Venkateswara Reddy, S/o. Not Known, R/o. Indugupalli Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna 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 a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 6 in allowing the respondents 7 and 8 in quarrying of sand from Munneru River within the revenue limits of Indugupally Gram Panchayat, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District, as illegal, arbitrary, and mala fide and contrary to Article 21 of the Constitution of India and harmful to the ecology and consequentially to pass appropriate orders after call for the records in connection with allowing the respondents 7 and 8 in quarrying of sand within the revenue limits of Indugupally Gram Panchayat and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.SRINIVASA, MR.V.T.M.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 6: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Counsel for the Respondent No.7: Smt N.Shoba The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 2347 of 2005 ORDER: Mr.T.Srinivas, Advocate, on behalf of Mr.V.T.M.Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Recording the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. 20-04-2005 rkk Copy to 1 The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Krishna District, Machilipatnam, 3 The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 4 The Assistant Director of Mines and Minerals, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 5 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District. 6 The Director of Mines and Geology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Burugula Ramakrishna Rao Bhavan, Hyderabad. 7 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court buildings, Hyderabad. 8. Two CD copies.