IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 11804 of 2008 Between: K. Raja Raju, S/o. Bangaru Raju, of M/s. R.R. Realtors, D.No. 81-113/19, 5th Floor, Srinivasa Complex, Opp : III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The Director of Mines & Geology, Burgula Rama Krishna Rao Bhavan, Hyderabad. 2.The Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, D.No. 10-50-21, Behind Varun Motors, Siripuram Junction, Visakhapatnam 3.The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Laxminarayananagar, Near Dadi Veerunaidu College, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam. 4.The Tahsildar, Payakaraopeta Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 5.The Superintendent of Police and Regional Vigilance & Enforcement Officer, D.No. 49-54-3, Balayya Sastry Layout, Visakhapatnam-530 013. 6.Bhasphar Constructions, Rep by its Prop. Cherukuri Sesha Sai, D.No. 1-9-129/22/3, Ramnagar, Hyderabad - 500 020. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records of 3rd respondent culminating in issue of show cause notice no. 298/Vg/08 dt. 19-2-2008 and demand notice dt. 24-5-2008 and declare them as arbitrary, illegal and against principles of natural justice and consequentially quash the show cause notice 298/Vg/08 dt. 25-5--2008 as without enquiry and against principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.M.K.CHAITANYA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY Counsel for the Respondent No.4: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.5: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.6: -- The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No.11804 of 2008 ORDER: Having regard to the fact that an alternative remedy of appeal is available against the notice impugned in this writ petition, the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition without exhausting the said alternative remedy. Accordingly, granting leave and liberty to the petitioner to work out the alternative remedy available, the writ petition is disposed of. However, there shall be a direction to the respondents not to take coercive steps pursuant to the impugned notice for a period of two weeks from today. No costs. _______________ 11.06.2008 Note: Issue CC in three days. (b/o) VGB