THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.25327 of 2010 ORDER: According to the petitioner, he is doing quarry business since several years as per the policy of the Government. He made an application to the respondents on 10.11.2009 for grant of quarry lease for gravel for a period of five years in respect of the government land in an extent of Ac.1.68 cents situated in Sy.No.444 and Ac.3.84 cents in Sy.No.455 of Anangi Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. Even though the Tahsildar, Maddipudi Mandal, gave ‘No Objection Certificate’ for grant of quarry lease in the subject land, the respondent authorities have granted only temporary permit from 11.11.2009 to 30.11.2009 and have not extended the same for a period of five years. His grievance is that while his application is pending before the respondents for extending the quarry permit for quarry of gravel for five years, the respondents, without considering the same, are allowing some unauthorized persons to operate the quarry in the subject land. Hence, this writ petition. On 07.10.2010, when the matter was taken up, the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology submitted that the petitioner has withdrawn the application filed by him for extending the quarry lease for five years. Hence, the matter was directed to be listed ‘after Dasara Vacation, 2010’ for orders. Accordingly, the matter is listed today under the caption ‘for orders’. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, none appears for the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology has produced the letter dated 06.10.2010 addressed to him by the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Ongole. A perusal of the said letter dated 06.10.2010 indicates that the petitioner through notarized affidavit dated 16.11.2009 has withdrawn his quarry lease application dated 15.10.2009; that his office has submitted rejection proposals to the Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Guntur on 20.11.2009 in File No.8299/Q/2009 under single file system and that the Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Guntur vide proceedings No.6355/Q/2009, dated 26.11.2009 has rejected the quarry lease application of the petitioner as withdrawn under Rule 13(1) of Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966. Since the petitioner has withdrawn his quarry lease application dated 15.10.2009, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed. There shall be no order as to costs. N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 19.10.2010 va