IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 10282 of 1999 Between: M/s.R.R.Stones (P) Ltd., O/o 3-5-874/4, 1st Floor, Hyderguda, Hyderabad, rep. by its Managing.Director S.Divakar Reddy. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director of Mines & Geology, 8th floor, BRKR office Complex, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 2 Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Cuddapah. 3 The Asst.Director of Mines & Geology, Chittoor. 4 The Lakshmi Venkateswara Quary Workers Labour Contract Coop.Society, Lakshmipuram Village, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor Dist, rep. by its President D.Gopinath. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any appropriate direction, order or writ preferably a writ in the nature of writ of certiorari calling for the records relating to the Letter No.1566/R4-2B/97 dt.12.5.99 issued by the 1st respondent and to quash the same being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 & 3000-A of the Constitution of India as well as the judgment of this Hon'ble Court dt.22.3.99 made in W.P.No.7245/1998 and consequently direct the 1st to 3rd respondents not to grant any mining lease in favour of the 4th respondent for quarrying granite cubes and kerbs stones over an extent of 10 hectares of land situated in Sy.No.184 of Muddanapelle village, Shantipuram Mandal, Chittoor Dist Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1 to 3: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: Mr.C.V.Mohan Reddy. The Court made the following Order: W.P.NO.10282 of 1999 It is represented by learned counsel on either side that having regard to the earlier directions, the parties have settled the matter and filed compromise memo before the Director of Mines and Geology. Having regard to the same, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ___________ 20-07-2004 rkk To 1 The Director of Mines & Geology, 8th floor, BRKR office Complex, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 2 Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Cuddapah. 3 The Asst.Director of Mines & Geology, Chittoor. 4 Two CCs to GP for Industries & Commerce, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies.