THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8614 OF 2010 Dated 19th April, 2010 Between: D.Appa Rao …Petitioner And The Government of A.P and 6 others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Mr.C.Shanmukha Rao Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondent Nos.5 to 7: ----- The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondent, in granting quarry lease to the petitioner to the extent of 1-25 hectares in Survey No.54 of Yeleswaram Village and Mandal, East Godavari District, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri C.Shanmukha Rao, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines & Geology representing respondent Nos.1 to 4. The petitioner was granted quarry lease in respect of 0.50 hectares in Survey No.54 of Yeleswaram Village and an agreement to that effect was entered into on 29-08- 1998 for a period of ten years. The petitioner made a fresh application for grant of quarry lease over an extent of 1.25 hectares on 25-10-2008. The petitioner pleaded that respondent No.4 received the said application and called for a report from respondent No.7. As respondent No.7 has not submitted his report despite lapse of substantial time, the petitioner allegedly made an application on 15- 12-2009 before respondent No.4 for grant of temporary permits. Even on this application, respondent No.7, from whom report was called for, has allegedly not sent his report. On 16-12-2009, respondent No.7 is stated to have seized the air compressor of the petitioner and the petitioner claimed to have approached respondent No.7 for its release. The grievance of the petitioner is that no action is taken on disposal of his applications for quarry lease and also temporary permits despite the fact that the said applications have been pending for a long time. As the grievance of the petitioner in this regard appears to be genuine, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent Nos.3, 4 and 7 to take expeditious action and ensure that the petitioner’s application for grant of quarry lease is disposed of. They are directed to dispose of the petitioner’s application and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.11093 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 19th April, 2010 lur