IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 19738 of 2004 Between: Sri Balaji Labour Contract Cooperative Society Ltd., (TB No.343), Having its Office at 8-9-42, Old Tandur, R.R.District, rep. by its President, Sri Fasiuddin. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Jangam Basavaraju Complex, Near MM Court, Tandur, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Samrat Complex, 2nd Floor, Saifabad, Near Birla Temple, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to Issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not processing and finalising the applications for grant of quarry lease for limestone slabs over an extent of Ac.34.00 guntas in Sy.No.101 and Ac.1.00 guntas in Sy.No.113 of Korvichedu Village, Basheerabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District for a period of 10 years as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to finalise the grant of quarry lease for limestone slabs in respect of the said lands in pursuance of the applications dt. 21.02.2002 and 11.11.2002 submitted by the petitioner society to the 1st respondent in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.SHIV KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the alleged inaction on the part of the respondents in processing and finalizing the applications made by the petitioner- Society for grant of quarry lease for limestone slabs over an extent of Ac.34.00 guntas in Sy.No.101 and Ac.1.00 in Sy.No.113 of Korvichedu Village, Basheerabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, for a period of 10 years, as illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioner-Society is that it made applications on 21-02-2002 and 11- 11-2002 for grant of the above referred lease and in pursuance thereof, 1st respondent-Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, by letter dated 30-12-2003, called upon the petitioner-Society to submit certain documents. The petitioner- Society states that the required documents have already been submitted. It is also stated that the 1st respondent has informed the petitioner-Society to attend the office so as to proceed for survey and inspection of the area applied by it. However, no survey was conducted and no further steps are taken so far. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner-Society and the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for the respondents, without expressing any opinion on merits, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the applications made by the petitioner-Society dated 21-02-2002 and 11-11-2002 and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________ 01-11-2004 vs To 1 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Jangam Basavaraju Complex, Near MM Court, Tandur, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Samrat Complex, 2nd Floor, Saifabad, Near Birla Temple, Hyderabad. 3 2CCs to the G.P for Mines and Geology, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad(O.U.T). 4 2CD copies