THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No. 32255 OF 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology. The petitioner’s limited grievance is that his application dated 05.03.2010 for grant of quarry lease though received and processed by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Tandur, Ranga Reddy District (third respondent), the same is not being finalised. The petitioner relies on the letter dated 10.08.2010 issued by the Collector, Ranga Reddy District endorsing that the government has no objection for quarrying lease in respect of mines in Sy.No.165. Learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology, on instructions, submits that the third respondent has been requesting the petitioner, along with other applicants, to attend the joint survey but as they were not present, further action could not be taken in the matter. While the said statement of the learned Government Pleader is disputed by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner shall always be present on all the dates fixed for joint survey. However, without entering into the said controversy, it is appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the third respondent to fix the dates afresh to conduct a joint survey by notifying to all the applicants, if the survey has not already been completed. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in case the survey is not completed. The respondents shall, thereafter, act upon the application of the petitioner and other applicants, if any, and pass appropriate orders, in terms of the G.O.Ms.No.181, dated 28.05.1998, within thirty days therefrom. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J Date:12.12.2011 usd