THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W.P. NO. 20898 of 2007 DATED: 04-10-2007 Between:- K. Laxmaiah ..Petitioner And The Government of A.P. represented by the Director of Mines and Geologyd, Hyderabad and two others. …Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W.P. NO. 20898 of 2007 O R D E R The matter is coming up for admission. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Industries takes notice. 2. The writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not disposing of the application filed by the petitioner on 02-11-2006 for survey and demarcation of the quarry leased area of the petitioner in Survey No. 493 for an extent of 0.50 hectares situated at Kannal village,Kamanpur, Mandal, Karimnagar District, as being arbitrary, illegal, unreasonable and contrary to the Rule 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Minor, Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and issue a consequential direction directing the 3rd respondent to dispose of the application dated 02-11-2006 in terms of the Rule 7 of the said Rules. 3. It is stated that the 2nd respondent had granted first renewal of the quarry lease for a period of 10 years with effect from 24- 01-2004 to 23-01-2014. It is also stated that the petitioner has submitted an application to the 3rd respondent on 02-11-2006. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 3rd respondent is not disposing of the application dated 02-11-2006 in spite of repeated requests. 4. In the light of the same, the 3rd respondent is hereby directed to dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 02-11-2006 for survey and demarcation of the quarry leased area of the petitioner in Survey No. 493 for an extent of 0.50 hectares situated at Kannal village, Kamanpur Mandal, Karimnagar District, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. _________________ P.S. NARAYANA,J Dated: 04-10-2007 Vp Note Issue CC by 3 days. (B/o) vp