IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12289 of 2009 Between: M. Siva Sankar Reddy S/o. M.C. Subba Reddy R/o Palukuru Village, Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Principal Secretary & Commissioner for Industries, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Director, Mines and Geology, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 3 The District Collector, Kurnool District. Kurnool, .....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 any writ order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not passing any orders for grant of NOC and consequential grant of lease on the application made by the petitioner dt. 30-8-2008 in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 181 dt. 28-5-1988 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith grant NOC cum lease to the petitioner covering the Sy.Nos. 312 to 317 and 417 of Palakuru Village, Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.J.U.M.V.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.12289 of 2009 Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines & Geology appearing for the respondents. The main grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that though he made an application on 30.08.2008 under Rule 9 of A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 for grant of quarry lease in Survey Nos.312 to 317 and 417 of Palukuru Village, Benaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District, no action has been taken thereon so far by the respondents in spite of several reminders. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader that the application made by the petitioner for grant of quarry lease over an extent of Acs.16.26 cents in Survey Nos.312 to 317 for Limestone Slabs Black for a period of ten years, has been rejected by the Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Kurnool vide proceedings, dated 25.02.2009, as he failed to attend the survey and inspection as required. In view of the submission made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, no further orders need be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the rejection orders, dated 25.02.2009, in appropriate proceedings, if he so chooses. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 28.07.2009 VGB