HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.NO. 24262 OF 2006 DATED: 22.11.2006 Between: M/s Srinivasa Crusher Metal Company … Petitioner and The Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Kakinada and another … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.NO.24262 OF 2006 ORAL ORDER: The singular grievance of the petitioner is that it’s application dated 15.4.2006, for grant of a quarry lease for quarrying road metal in an extent of 0.50 hectares in Sy.No.54 of Yeleswaram village and mandal, East Godavari District, has not been considered and disposed of by the 2nd respondent to whom such an application was made in Form-B. The learned Government Pleader for Industries and Commerce states that apart from the petitioner, another applicant has also sought grant of quarry lease, earlier in point of time than the petitioner, in respect of the same extent of land and that the respondents would consider and dispose of both these applications expeditiously. In view of the averments made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Industries and Commerce on behalf of the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents 1 and 2 to consider expeditiously and dispose of the petitioner’s application dated 15.4.2006, for grant of a quarry lease for quarrying road metal in an extent of 0.50 hectares in Sy.No.54 of Yeleswaram village and mandal, East Godavari District, within a reasonable time. There shall be no order as to costs. ------------------------------ GODA RAGHURAM, J Date: 22.11.2006 Note: CC in two days. Bo cvm