THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8406 OF 2010 Dated 15th April, 2010 Between: Bevara Prakash Rao …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh and five others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Smt N.Shoba Counsel for respondents 1, 2 and 4: AGP for Mines and Geology The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.2 in considering and disposing of the petitioner’s application dated 09.04.2007 for grant of quarry lease over an extent of 4.500 hectares in Survey No.1 of Mulaga Village, Parvathipuram Mandal, Vizianagaram District as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Smt N.Shoba, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for the respondents. The petitioner was granted prospecting licence for colour granite in respect of the above extent of land. As the Forest Department raised objection and obstructed the petitioner from carrying out the prospecting licence, he filed W.P.No.3458 of 2006 which was disposed of by this Court by order dated 28.02.2006 with the direction to the Forest Department not to interfere with the petitioner exercising his rights under the prospecting licence if the land falls outside the reserve forest area. The petitioner claims that on 07.01.2007, on a joint inspection made, it was found that the land in question falls outside the reserve forest area and a survey report is stated to have been filed to that effect before respondent No.2. The grievance of the petitioner is that so far respondent No.2 has not disposed of his application for grant of mining lease. Having heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology, I am of the opinion that as the relief claimed by the petitioner is innocuous in nature, the interests of justice would be met if respondent No.2 is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s application, in the light of the survey report, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the decision taken thereon to the petitioner. Ordered accordingly. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.10818 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 15th April, 2010 vrn