HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8304 of 2011 Date: 01.04.2011 Between : M/s.Kishore Granites (P) Lt5d., Chilakaluripeta, Guntur District, rep. by its Managing Director. …….Petitioner And The Government of A.P., rep. by the Principal Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology & others. ….Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8304 of 2011 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the action of respondent No.1 in not passing orders in the revision petition filed in Endt.No.9413/M.II(1)/2009-3. The petitioner has filed an application for grant of quarry lease for black granite in Sy.Nos.977/1, 977/3, 977/4, 977/5 and 977/10, admeasuring Ac.4.22 cents, situated at Cheemakurthy and Tallur Mandals of Prakasam District. The said application was rejected on 06.01.1999, on the ground that the aforesaid lands are reserved for exploitation by way of global tenders. It is the grievance of the petitioner that for the same area, the application of respondent No.5, who is a subsequent applicant, was considered and later on lease was transferred in favour of respondent No.4. Aggrieved by the order granting lease in favour of respondent No.5, the petitioner has filed revision as contemplated under Rule 35-A of the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, on 21.11.2007, along with an application for interim order. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the 1st respondent is not passing any orders either in the revision or in interim application. The A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 provide for revision against the orders passed by the Director of Mines and Geology. When the remedy of appeal is availed by the petitioner as early as on 21.11.2007, there appears no reason for keeping such revision pending for more than three years. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents that the revision filed by the petitioner is pending consideration and steps are being taken to dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible. Taking into account the fact that the revision was filed as early as on 21.11.2007 and as it is stated by the learned Government Pleader that such revision is still pending, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the revision filed by the petitioner within a period of two months from today. It is needless to observe that the notice of hearing and opportunity is to be given to all the affected parties before the matter is taken up for hearing. Subject to above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 1st April 2011 ajr