IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 5919 of 2009 Between: P.Veera Raghavulu S/o.Venkata Ramaiah R/o.Mallavaram Narsapur Mandal, West Godavari District ... PETITIONER AND 1) The Government Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2) The Election Commission of India., rep.by its Chief Election Commissioner, Nirvachan sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 3) The Chief Election Officer and Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to Government, General Administration (Election) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 4) The Director of Mines and Geology, BRKR Building, 8th floor, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 5) The District Level Committee (Sand) Rep.by its Chairman and Joint Collector, East Godavari District at Kakinada 6) The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology and Member Convenor of District Level Committee(Sand), East Godavari District, Rajahmundry. ...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 an order or writ one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in Memo No.3391/SPIU & SAND/2008-1 dated 12.3.2009 and the Notification issued by the 6th respondent in Auction Notice No.5679/Sand/2008 dated 4.3.2009 proceeding to conduct auctions on 21.3.2009 as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and contrary to the Model Code of conduct issued by the 2nd respondent Election Commission consequently call for the records in the proceedings of the 1st respondent Memo No.3391/SPIU & Sand/2009-1 dated 12.3.2009 and Auction Notification in Notice No.5679/Sand/2008 dated 4.3.2009 issued by the 6th respondent and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.RAJA BABU Counsel for Respondent Nos.1, 4, 5 & 6: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY Counsel for Respondent No.3: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR.S. NIRANJAN REDDY The Court made the following: Oral Order: (Per Shri Anil R. Dave, Chief Justice) Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner has submitted that the petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ April 18, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J svs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRK}