IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17405 of 2008 Between: M/s. Padmavathi Stone Crusher, Rep. by its Managing Partner O. Janardhana Reddy, Having Office at Door No. 1-2-75, Vijayapuri, Near J.K.C. College, Ring Road, Guntur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Ramannapet, Guntur. 2 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, 4/2, Pandaripuram, Guntur. 3 The District Collector, Guntur District at Guntur. 4 The Tahsildar, Yedlapadu Mandal, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not conducting the survey of the quarry of the petitioner situated in Survey No. 414/1, Kondaveedu Village, yedlapadu mandal, Guntur District, as illegal and arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NARESH BYRAPANENI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 17405 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the respondents in not conducting survey of the quarry of the petitioner situated in Sy.No.414/1 of Kondaveedu village, Yedlapadu Mandal, Guntur District is arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for both the parties and having regard to the plea of the petitioner that he made an application on 26-11-2007, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner dated 26-11-2007 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date:18-08-2008 KLP