IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.16594 OF 2009 BETWEEN: V. Upendranadh S/o. Srihari Rao ….. Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Industries, Mines & Geology, Secretariat, Hyderabad and Others …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.16594 OF 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.2 in not processing the application of the petitioner dated 11-06-2009 submitted in Form-P under the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules 1966 (for short “the Rules”) for grant of quarry lease for Black Granite over an extent of 2 hectors in Survey No.313 of Mamillagudem Village, Mothey Mandal, Nalgonda District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct respondents to process the petitioner’s application. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that his application for grant of quarry lease has not been processed by respondent No.2 though, it was in accordance with law. He further stated that the lease granted in favour of respondent No.4 over an extent of 3 hectors in Survey No.313 of Mamillagudem Village, Monthey Mandal, Nalgonda District has been expired, since the same was not extended, the petitioner made an application for grant of quarry lease over an extent of 2 hectors vide application dated 11-06-2009 in accordance with the Rules. 3. The grievance of the petitioner has to be redressed by respondent No.2 in accordance with the Rules. 4. Therefore, the respondent No.2 is hereby directed to process the application dated 11-06-2009 of the petitioner submitted in Form-P under the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 for grant of quarry lease for Black Granite over an extent of 2 hectors in Survey No.313 of Mamillagudem Village, Mothey Mandal, Nalgonda District within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU, J September 22, 2009. KTL