THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.18450 OF 2002 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the action of the respondents in purporting to take over an extent of Ac.16.67 cents in Sy.No.815 of Revuoor Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District without following the procedure under the A.P. Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973, and the action of the District Collector in cancelling the mutation in the name of the petitioner and issuing G.O.Ms.No.347, dated 21.08.2002, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is a Company incorporated under the Companies Act. The predecessor of the petitioner-Company was granted mining lease of an extent of Ac.2019.17 guntas in different survey numbers in Dondapadu Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District for a period of 20 years i.e. upto 23.04.2002. Subsequently the government, by G.O.Ms.No.186 dated 10.04.1985, accorded permission for transfer of Ac.1919.17 guntas in favour of the petitioner for the un-expired portion of the mining lease i.e. upto 23.04.2004. The petitioner’s grievance is with regards the action of the Mandal Revenue Officer (fourth respondent) in seeking to take over an extent of Ac.16.67 cents of this area. On being asked whether the lease granted in favour of the petitioner has been extended or not, Sri B.Nalin Kumar, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, would seek time to obtain instructions. The averment in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition is that transfer, in favour of the petitioner, was to expire on 23.04.2004. The Writ Petition relates to the year 2002 and has been pending on the file of this Court for the past one decade. I see no reason to now grant time for Sri B.Nalin Kumar, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, to obtain instructions in this matter as it would suffice if the petitioner were given liberty to file a Writ Petition afresh in case the lease granted in their favour was extended, and such extension continues to remain in force as on date. Leaving it open to the petitioner to file a Writ Petition afresh, if the lease granted in their favour has been extended, and cause of action subsists, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, in the circumstances without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Date:03.02.2011 Usd