THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21805 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner claims to have submitted an application on 13.02.2007 to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, the fourth respondent herein, with a request to grant mining lease for stone and metal over an extent of Acs.50.00 of land in survey No.69 of Dasarlapally Village, Mulugu Mandal, Medak District. His grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology. The Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, prescribe the procedure for granting mining leases to quarry stone and metal. The fourth respondent had acknowledged the receipt of the application submitted by the petitioner on 15.02.2007. More than one and half years have elapsed. There cannot be any justiﬁcation to keep the application pending for such a long time. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing respondents 3 and 4 to consider and dispose of the application, dated 13.02.2007, submitted by the petitioner, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J) Dt:30.09.2008 kdl