THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.6303 OF 2010 Dated 19th March, 2010 Between: B.Nagendra Varma …Petitioner And The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology and two others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Ms.Y.L.Shivakalpani Reddy For Sri Kuriti Bhaskara Rao Counsel for respondent No.1: AGP for Mines and Geology Counsel for respondent No.2: AGP for Irrigation The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in considering and disposing of petitioner’s representations dated 27.06.2008; 07.06.2009 and 09.09.2009 as arbitrary and illegal. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleaders for Mines and Geology and Panchayat Raj. The petitioner was a successful bidder in respect of sand lease of Gopalapally reach of Gosthani river in the year 2001. He paid 25% of the bid amount and failed to pay the balance 75% as required under the tender conditions and the extant Rules. More than seven years later, the petitioner made a representation on 27.06.2008 to the District Level Committee of Vizianagaram District with a request for granting lease. The said Committee, after a detailed consideration of the representation, rejected the same. In its order passed on 04.04.2009, the Committee has observed that on payment of 25% of the bid amount by the petitioner, confirmation orders were issued in his favour in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.1, Industries and Commerce Department, dated 01.01.2001 vide proceedings dated 09.04.2001 of the District Panchayat Officer/Member, District Level Committee, Vizianagaram with a direction to the petitioner to pay 75% of the knocked down amount within one week. It was further stated therein that as the petitioner failed to pay the balance amount, the matter was placed before the District Level Committee, which passed resolution No.2 dated 25.06.2002 to forfeit the amount already deposited by the petitioner and to remit the said amount to the Zilla Parishad General Funds, Vizianagaram. It was further stated by the Committee that thereafter the petitioner filed W.P. No.3407 of 2009, wherein this Court, by order dated 20.02.2009, directed the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representations dated 27.09.2008; 29.09.2008 and 17.12.2008 and pass appropriate orders; that the Executive Engineer submitted his report dated 02.04.2009/03.04.2009 opining that the riverbed has dried up and there is a huge shortage of drinking water along the river and that if sand is removed, the drinking water problem along with the river will aggravate affecting various pumping schemes located along the river. On the above considerations, the Committee rejected the petitioner’s representation. The said rejection order has attained finality as the petitioner failed to challenge the same. In the face of the above facts, the present writ petition filed for a direction to consider the petitioner’s earlier representations is wholly misconceived. As noted above, the petitioner’s representations were thoroughly considered and rejected by the competent authority on the strength of sound reasoning. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is without any merit and the same is, accordingly, dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP No.8129 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 19th March, 2010 vrn