IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.25797 of 2011 BETWEEN Sri Venkateswara Minerals. ... PETITIONER AND The State of A.P., Rep. by its Secretary, Industries & Commerce (Mines.1) Department, Hyderabad and three others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. N. ASHWANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES & GEOLOGY The Court made the following order: ORDER: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents in not considering petitioner’s request for extension of time for execution of lease deed. 2. In view of the fact that obtaining of environmental clearance was not within the control of the petitioner, lease deed could not be executed and as soon as the said clearance was obtained, the petitioner requested the respondent to execute the lease deed. 3. When this writ petition was heard initially, this Court by order dated 18.10.2011 directed the State Government to take into consideration all the relevant facts and circumstances and pass appropriate order on the petitioner’s request for extension. 4. The matter has, thereafter, been coming up for hearing. Now the learned counsel for the petitioner has placed before the Court orders passed by the Government in Memo.No.7858/M.III(2)/2010-3 dated 14.11.2011 wherein extension of time of three months from the date of issue of the order is granted to enable execution of the lease deed in favour of the petitioner. 5. Since the grievance of the petitioner is redressed by the aforesaid proceedings, no further orders are necessary. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of recording the above. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 2, 2011 DSK