THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6922 of 2011 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for the respondents. In this writ petition, petitioner is a private limited company, which has executed certain public contracts. The third respondent - Assistant Director of Mines and Geology (Vigilance), Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar, issued demand notice bearing No.2345/ADVG/2008, dated 08.03.2010, to the petitioner alleging that it has utilized Ordinary Sand, which is a mineral covered by the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 (for short ‘the Rules’) and has not produced any proof of payment of seigniorage fee for a quantity of 28,981.92 Cubic Meters of Ordinary Sand, and thereby, requested it to pay an amount of Rs.62,60,095/-, which includes Rs.10,43,349/- towards normal seigniorage fee and five (5) times penalty of Rs.52,16,746/-. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that as against demand notice, dated 08.03.2010, the petitioner carried the matter in revision before the first respondent - Government on 07.05.2010 and the same is pending consideration. It is also submitted that as per the Government Orders, the seigniorage fee is deductible from the bills payable to the petitioner, as such, question of payment of seigniorage fee by it does not arise. In view of pendency of revision before the first respondent, it is not desirable to record any finding on the plea of the petitioner. Be that as it may, as against the order passed by the third respondent, there is a revision provided under Rule 35-A of the Rules and there is a proof of filing such revision by the petitioner on 07.05.2010. In view of pendency of revision filed by the petitioner against demand notice, dated 08.03.2010, as early as on 07.05.2010, I deem it appropriate to direct the first respondent/revisional authority to dispose of such revision as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (3) months from today. There shall be a further direction that demand notice, dated 08.03.2010, shall remain suspended during pendency of the revision on condition of the petitioner paying normal seigniorage fee of Rs.10,43,349/- to the third respondent, within a period of four (4) weeks from today. It is made clear that such payment will be subject to final orders to be passed by the revisional authority, in the revision filed by the petitioner. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 18th MARCH, 2011. Note:issue c.c. by 21.03.2011. kvni