IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 17000 of 2004 Between: Mikkilineni Madhu S/o.Paparao, R/o. Daliparru Village, Ghantasala Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Machilipatnam 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 Writ of certiorari calling for records leading up to and inclusive of the impugned proceedings in Roc No.3909/2003 P 7 Dt.12.8.2004 issued by the 1st respondent is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of rules and regulations of G.O.Ms.No.1 dt.1.1.2001 and quash the same. For the Petitioner: MR.P.JAGADISH CHANDRA PRASAD, Advocate For the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: Questioning the proceedings issued by the first respondent-Joint collector, Machilipatnem, Krishna District, in Roc.No.3909/2003 P 7, dated 12-8-2004, canceling the lease of sand quarrying of K-Kothapalem reach, knocked down in favour of the petitioner in the open auction that was held on 15-7-2004, as illegal and arbitrary, the petitioner filed this writ petition. When the matter came up for admission, the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submitted that the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous, since the petitioner had taken back the earnest money deposit. Recording the above statement, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 23-11-2004 Svv To 1 The Joint Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Machilipatnam Krishna District. 3 Two CCs. to the Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.