IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.1863 of 2005 Between: Sri S.Obula Reddy. … Petitioner And State of A.P. reptd., by its Secretary, Industry and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri B.Prakasa Rao for Sri P.Venugopal. Counsel for the respondents: ---- This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the official respondents in issuing proceedings No.825/M4/03 dt.24-7-2004 on the file of the 3rd respondent as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the Mines and Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act and consequently suspend the said proceedings.” At the hearing, Sri B.Prakasa Rao, counsel representing Sri P.Venugopal, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration and that the Writ Petition may be dismissed as infructuous. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.2517 of 2005 is also dismissed as infructuous. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 20-6-2008 MNR