HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4867 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner applied for a prospecting licence for Quartz and Feldspar over an extent of about Ac.40.00 of land in Survey Nos.74/75 of Perikidveedu Village, Koilakonda Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. For this purpose, no objection certificate is necessary from the authorities of the revenue department. The application submitted by the petitioner in this regard was examined by the District Collector, Mahaboobnagar, 1st respondent herein. Through his endorsement, dated 11.12.2008, the 1st respondent informed the petitioner that the land was physically verified by the Joint Collector, Mahaboobnagar, 2nd respondent herein and the inspection reveals that the land is within the boundary of reserve forest. Therefore, the application for issuance of No Objection Certificate was rejected. The petitioner challenges the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Forests. The petitioner had enclosed the copies of the reports said to have been submitted by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Divisional Forest Officer etc. He had approached this Court on an earlier occasion by filing W.P.No.23591 of 2008. It was disposed of on 10.11.2008 directing the respondents therein to speed up the consideration of the application filed by the petitioner. Obviously in view of the urgency involved, the 1st respondent not only called for a report from the Divisional Forest Officer, Mahaboobngar, 4th respondent herein but also caused the physical inspection of the site by the 2nd respondent. It emerged that the land applied for by the petitioner is part of reserve forest. That being the case, the 1st respondent cannot issue no objection certificate. In case, the petitioner wants to pursue his remedy vis-à-vis the land, he has to approach the Central Government for clearance and permission, as provided for under the Forest (Conservation) Act. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue the remedies under the Forest (Conservation) Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 12.03.2009 JSU HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4867 of 2009 Date: 12.03.2009 JSU