IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO:21549 of 2002 Between: M/s Amman Granites, Rep by its Manging Partner Sri Bhukya Suryami, S/o Bhikya Khammam Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director of Mines & Geology, BRKR Buildings, 8th floor, Tankbund, Hyd. 2 The Asst Director of Mines & Geology, Warangal Dist. 3 Mandanathruthy Gram Panchayat, Rep by its President, Sri Venkateswarlu, S/o not known, Mandanathuruthy, Warangal Dist. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:NONE APPEARED Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2:AGP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE Counsel for Respondent No.3: NONE APPEARED The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.3 in interfering with quarrying and transportation of black granite over the land admeasuring 0.725 hectares in Survey No.306/B and 318/B of Madanthurthy Village, Nellikudur Mandal, Warangal District as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. A perusal of the averments contained in the aﬃdavit shows that the prospecting license in favour of the petitioner in respect of black granite was granted for a period of two (2) years with eﬀect from 19.08.2002. As no one on behalf of the petitioner is present to plead that the prospecting license has subsequently been renewed, it is reasonable to presume that the lease period, which expired in August 2004 has not been extended. Therefore, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is, hence, dismissed as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 15th OCTOBER, 2008. kvni