IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 18077 of 2001 Between: Tiffin's Barytes, Asbestos and Paints Ltd., Suit No.6-B, Rep.by its Managing Director, S. Vedam. Kences Towers, No.1 Rama Krishna Street (North Usman Road), T. Nagar, Chennai- 17, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by the Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Mines Wing, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Director of Mines and Geology, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, especially in the nature of certiorari calling for the records connected with the Notification published under Rule 59(1)(a) of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, published in the Cuddapah District Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 16-5- 2000 and to quash the same and consequently further direct respondents to refrain the from leasing out the Mines in possession of the petitioner in an extent of 79.42 Acres in S.Nos. 1021/6 to 14, 921 and 923/1 situate at Vemula Village, Vemula Mandal, Cuddapah District, in view of the orders passed by the Division Bench of the HighCourt of Delhi in C.W. No.2018/85 and C.M. No. 2932/85 dated 27-9-1985 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.Y.N.VIVEKANANDA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner does not want to press this writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as not pressed. No costs. __________________ 22nd December, 2008 SKM