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 :30152 of 2011 Between: M/s Ganga Granites, represented by its Proprietor, G.Chalapathi, S/o late G.Siddappa, Molakalacheruvu, Chittoor District. . .Petitioner And 1.The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Mines.II (I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 4 others. .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No. 30152 of 2011 O R D E R: Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for respondents 1 to 3 and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents 4 and 5. 2. The petitioner has applied for grant of quarry lease under the application dated 02.04.2011 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 5th respondent-Tahsildar is called for by the 3rd respondent-Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, but the report is not sent in terms of the G.O. directly to the 3rd 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. 3. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submits that the 5th respondent-Tahsildar has received the application of the petitioner on 29.10.2011. 4. In view of the above circumstances, therefore, the 5th respondent-Tahsildar is required to act in term of G.O.Ms.No.181, dated 28-05-1998, referred to above, without further loss of time. 5. The Writ Petition is, therefore, disposed of directing the 5th respondent-Tahsildar to send the report directly to the 3rd 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.