IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 136 of 1998 Between: Gorusu Kasiviswanath S/o Appa Rao D.No.34-6-35, Mangalavarapupet, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director of Mines & Geology A.P. Hyderabad 2 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology Kakinada, E.G. Dist. 3 The Asst. Director of Mines & Geology Rajahmundry, E.G. Dist. 4 Bheri Appalaswamy S/o Ramaswamy Ramdaspet, Rajahmundry, E.G. Dist. 5 V.A.K. Prabhakara Rao S/o Tata Rao C/o Nandim Seetharam Raju Nandamgani, Raju Junction, Jampet, Rajahmundry, E.G. Dist. ...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 particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order passed by the 2nd respondent in Proc.No.2587/Q.1/97 Dt: 31-7-1997 as confirmed by the Respondent No.1 in Proc.No.32435/R.2-II/92 dt: 2-12-1997 as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, improper and against the orders passed by the competent Civil Court and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to grant quarry lease for road metal over an extent of Ac.0.75 cents in Sy.No.67/6 of Ramdaspet (V), Rajahmundry (M), East Godavari District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.V.S.S.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The Court made the following: ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J March 2, 2005 MRR Copy to: 1 The Director of Mines & Geology A.P. Hyderabad 2 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology Kakinada, E.G. Dist. 3 The Asst. Director of Mines & Geology Rajahmundry, E.G. Dist. 4 Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Industries and Commerce, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two C.D. Copies.