IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.19899 OF 2010 Between: Sri Venkateswara Boatsmen and Sand Workers LCC Society .....PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.19899 OF 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the inaction of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the revisionary authority, in passing orders either in the stay petitions or in the revisions filed by the petitioner against the order of the Assistant Director, Mines and Geology, Eluru, West Godavari District, dated 04.03.2010, rejecting the request of the petitioner to adjust the amount paid by it for the first year of the lease towards the installments payable for the second year and the proceedings dated 14.06.2010 passed by the Assistant Director, Mines and Geology, Eluru, West Godavari District, canceling the petitioner’s sand quarrying lease and enforcing forfeiture of its security deposit. Admittedly, the revisions were filed on 23.03.2010 and 20.07.2010 respectively. The petitioner claims to have filed stay applications in these revisions seeking suspension of the orders challenged. While so, the auction notice dated 24.07.2010 was issued by the authorities proposing to hold the auction on 11.08.2010 in respect of the subject Reach which was under lease with the petitioner. On 11.08.2010, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition by way of a Lunch Motion seeking interdiction of the auction. However, the conduct of the petitioner brought out by the aforestated facts clearly demonstrate that there is negligence on its part at every stage in safeguarding its rights. The auction notice dated 24.07.2010 is sought to be challenged on the very day of the auction. This Court is therefore not inclined to interfere in the matter. However, as the quasi judicial authority, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, exercising revisionary powers is said to be seized of the matter, it is appropriate that the same be decided expeditiously so as to give a quietus to the dispute. There shall accordingly be a direction to the first respondent to consider the revisions filed by the petitioner, after giving due opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and pass necessary orders expeditiously, and in any event not later than two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the aforestated direction. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR August 11, 2010 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.19899 OF 2010 August 11, 2010