HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2158 of 2011 Date : 11.02.2011 Between : B. Siva Sankar Reddy & another. …..Petitioner And The Station House Officer, Banaganapalli Police Station & another. .....Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2158 of 2011 ORDER : This writ petition is filed, seeking directions by way of Mandamus, declaring the inaction on the part of 1st respondent on his complaint, dated 15.06.2010, wherein, he has sought to restrain the 2nd respondent from interfering with his mining activities, as illegal and arbitrary. Petitioner is granted mining lease by the Assistant Director of mines and Geology, Banaganapalli, Kurnool District for lime stone slabs in Sy.No.USHB of Pathapadu village of Banaganapalli Mandal. Similarly, the 2nd respondent was also granted mining lease in his favour. In the complaint, dated 15.06.2010, it is stated by the petitioner that both the leases are adjoining each other and that the 2nd respondent is trying to enter into his land and obstruct his workers and agents from conducting mining operations. It is the grievance of the petitioner that inspite of such complaint, no action is taken by the 1st respondent-Station House Officer. I have perused the copy of the complaint, dated 15.06.2010. It does not indicate commission of any offence, so as to register any crime against the 2nd respondent. It appears from the contents of the said complaint that there is a boundary dispute with regard to the leases held by the petitioner and the 2nd respondent. While it is open for the petitioner to approach either the authorities under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 or to avail the common law remedies, but in view of the nature of complaint, no action can be taken by the Police. For the aforesaid reasons, keeping it open to the petitioner to avail the remedies available under law, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 11th February 2011 ajr