IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No :30299 of 2011 Between: M/s Srini Rocks a Proprietary concern, represented by its Proprietor, G.Srinivasulu, S/o Gopal Naidu, Door No.15-711, Sarvanapuram, Chittoor District. . .Petitioner And 1.The Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad and 2 others. .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No. 30299 of 2011 O R D E R: Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent No.3. 2. The petitioner has applied for grant of quarry lease under the application dated 22.12.2010 in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 181 Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department, dated 28.05.1998. An expeditious disposal of such application is regulated by the procedure prescribed under the said G.O. The main grievance of the petitioner is that though the report from the 3rd respondent-Tahsildar is called for by the 2nd respondent-Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, but the report is not sent in terms of the G.O. directly to the 2nd respondent within the time prescribed. The learned Counsel for the petitioner relied upon similar grievance redressed by order of this Court in Writ Petition No. 22568 of 2011 dated 10.08.2011 and requests for a similar direction. 2. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submits that the application of the petitioner is under process and the report of the Joint Inspection Committee is awaited. 3. In view of the above circumstances, therefore, the 3rd respondent-Tahsildar is required to act in terms of G.O.Ms.No.181, dated 28-05-1998, referred to above, without further loss of time. 4. The Writ Petition is, therefore, disposed of directing the 3rd respondent-Tahsildar to send the report directly to the 2nd respondent- Assistant Director of Mines and Geology in terms of the G.O.Ms.No.181, dated 28-05-1998, within thirty days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. ___________________________________ JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR 23rd November 2011 Note: Furnish C.C. in two days. (Bo) Gsn.