HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.23545 of 2002 Date: 08-12-2011 Between M/s. Vijetha Slate and Stone Industries, Guntur district, Rep. by its Managing Partner, M.Sathyanarayana … Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and 3 others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.23545 of 2002 Order: Heard Sri M.Ravindranath Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for the respondents 1 to 3. 2. The petitioner-Industry is set up in the land belonged to the 4th respondent-Temple in an area of Ac.10-00 covered by T.D.No.1076 situated at Hill No.3, Kethavaram Agraharam. The earlier lease granted to the petitioner was expired in 2002. When further extension of lease was sought for a period of 5 years from 2002, it was rejected. Consequent to rejection of the plea for extension of lease, the respondents 1 to 3 notified the land for auction. At that stage, the petitioner approached this Court in the year 2002 and this Court granted stay of finalization of auction. 3. Today, when this writ petition is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the very claim of the petitioner for extension of lease is for a period of 5 years and that period itself also is over. In that view of the matter, the learned counsel makes a request to dispose of the writ petition permitting the petitioner to make a fresh application for extension of lease if the petitioner-Industry is in possession of the land. 4. In view of the very claim of the petitioner for grant of extension of lease is for a period of 5 years and in view of expiry of the said lease period, no relief can be granted to the petitioner in this writ petition at this point of time. However, if for any reason the petitioner is continuing in possession of the land, this will not preclude the respondents-authorities for grant of lease and if any such application is filed by the petitioner before the respondents 1 to 3, they are at liberty to consider the same and take action in accordance with law. 5. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. 08th December, 2011. Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.23545 of 2002 08th December, 2011. (Ak)