IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11747 of 2004 Between: Balla Ravi & others. … Petitioners And The Director, Mines & Geology, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri T. Niranjan Reddy Counsel for respondents 1&2: AGP for Mines & Geology Counsel for respondents 3&4: GP for Forests Counsel for respondents 5-9: AGP for Revenue The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11747 of 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to direct the respondents to conduct survey in respect of land situated in Sy.No.1 of Jakeru Village, Vepada Mandal, Vizianagaram District to decide whether the land in respect of which the mining lease was granted to the petitioners forms part of the forest or Government land. In pursuance of the directions given by this Court on 09.02.2009, a Joint Inspection Report is furnished to the Court today by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. A perusal of the Joint Inspection Report signed by the Divisional Forest Officer, Vizianagaram; Regional Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Kakinada and the Joint Collector, Vizianagaram shows that the joint survey was conducted and it was found during the said survey that the area for which mining lease was granted in favour of the petitioners falls within the reserved forest. Inasmuch as a survey has already been conducted in pursuance of the directions given by this Court, no further relief can be granted to the petitioners. Sri T. Niranjan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, however, submitted that his clients may be permitted to approach the competent authority for refund of the lease amounts already paid by them along with compensation for the loss suffered by them. As the above aspects do not fall within the scope of the present writ petition, no permission need be issued to the petitioners. The petitioners are entitled to pursue their remedies in accordance with law. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 30.06.2010. ES