THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No. 3410 of 2006 Dated:28-08-2006 Between: M/s.Lok Housing & Constructions Ltd.,rep.by its authorized representative M.Unni Kishnan K.P. Petitioner And The Government of India, rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Shasti Bhavan, New Delhi, and others Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No. 3410 of 2006 ORDER: 1. Heard the counsel on record. 2. The writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the first respondent in not disposing of the Revision Petition filed by the petitioner dated 16.01.2006 questioning the proceedings of 2nd respondent in Memo No.11092/M.III-1/95-13 dated 02-12-2005 proposing to grant Mining Lease in favour of 4th respondent as arbitrary illegal and unconstitutional and consequently direct the first respondent to dispose of the Revision Petition filed by the petitioner dated 06-01-2006 and pass such other suitable orders. 2. It is stated that the petitioner submitted an application on 25- 01-1995 for grant of prospecting Licence for Lime stone over an extent of 24.00 square kilometres in Kalamalla and Chinnadendulur Village, Yerraguntla Mandal, Kadapa District. It is also stated that the second respondent granted advance permission to the petitioner to undertake prospecting operations vide Memo No.11092/M.III(2)/95-2, dated 18.11.1995. Several other factual aspects also had been narrated in detail in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. 3. In view of the grievance of the petitioner that the revision petition pending before the first respondent is not being disposed of, this court is of the considered opinion that the writ petition be disposed of with following direction: The first respondent to dispose of the revision petition aforesaid within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of . No order as to costs. ____________ Stp 28-08-2006