IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23756 of 2006 Between: Kodali Dharma Rao S/o. Sri Papa Rao Annavarappadu, Ongole, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 District Level Sand Committee, Panchayat Raj, Rep. by its Chairman, Guntur. 2 Collector & District Magistrate, Guntur. 3 District Panchayat Officer, Guntur. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kollipara Village, Guntur District. 5 N. Ram babu S/o. Sri Sivannarayana Velchuru Post, Prakasam 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not preventing the 5th Respondent from operating the reach No.5 of Kallipara Village & Mandal by opening unauthorized ramps at KMs 17.800, 30,500 and 33,900 which is contrary to A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, the conditions of lease as being illegal and arbitrary, and abdication of statutory duties and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 to close the unauthorized ramps opened by the 5th Respondent at KMs 17,800, 30,500 and 33,900 and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.ADINARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. MR. P. VENUGOPAL GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.23756 of 2006 ORDER: Since the period of lease has already expired, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ JUSTICE G.ROHINI 21st July, 2008. IBL