THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.27213 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner was granted a mining lease, in respect of an extent of 24.09 hectares of land, in survey No.367 of Somavarapadu Village, Tallur Mandal, Prakasam District. The Divisional Forest Officer, the 5th respondent herein, issued proceedings, dated 05.12.2009, stating that, he proposes to undertake joint survey with the participation of Revenue Department, over the land in survey Nos.367 of Somavarapadu Village; 371 of Sivarampadu Village and 675 of Nagambotlapalem Village, from 01.12.2009 onwards. He directed the petitioner to stop the mining activity, till the survey is completed. The petitioner feels aggrieved by the same. Sri S.R.Ashok, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, submits that the lease was granted only on 19.11.2009, and the joint survey was proposed to be conducted from 01.12.2009 onwards and there is absolutely no basis for conducting the survey, as proposed, much less requiring the petitioner to stop the mining activity. Learned Government Pleader for Forest, on the other hand, submits that the survey of the land has since been completed and that the impugned order has no further purpose to serve. The limited context, in which the impugned order was issued, was the proposed joint survey. Even assuming that there was any necessity to conduct the survey, the 5th respondent was not justified in requiring the petitioner to stop the mining activity. Be that as it may, the survey is said to have since been completed and there is nothing to be adjudicated in this Writ Petition. The same is taken on record. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed. It shall be open to the petitioner to carry on the mining activity. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.15-12-2009. Note: Communicate operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. (B/o) GJ