THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.23945 of 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to direct the first respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 11.07.2011, and take necessary action to prevent encroachment over an extent of Ac.37.20 guntas of land in R.S.No.375 (P) of Chintapalem Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. The petitioner, a Company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, claims to have made an application for grant of mining lease for extracting lime stone in the land in R.S.No.375 (P) of Chintapalem Village, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. It is their case that the said land was government land; the first respondent had recommended that a mining lease be granted in favour of the petitioner-Company; the said recommendation was made vide letter dated 10.02.2009 after a survey was conducted; the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Miryalaguda had, thereafter, recommended the matter to the Director of Mines and Geology before whom the petitioner’s application for grant of mining lease is said to be pending consideration. The petitioner would assert that, on coming to know that the said land would be leased in their favour, third parties had sought to encroach upon the land in order to disentitle the petitioner from being granted mining lease; and they had submitted a representation to the first respondent on 11.07.2011 requesting that necessary action be taken. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Telangana Area), on instructions, submits that the representation of the petitioner-Company dated 11.07.2011 is pending, and the first respondent would pass orders thereupon within a period of three weeks. In the light of the submission of the Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Telangana Area), I consider it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on the representation of the petitioner- Company dated 11.07.2011, in accordance with law, within a period of three weeks from today. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the representation submitted by the petitioner-Company or regarding their entitlement or otherwise to the relief sought for therein. This order shall also not be construed as this Court having made any observations regarding the entitlement or otherwise of the petitioner-Company for grant of mining lease. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:30.08.2011 Note:Furnish copy by 06.09.2011 bo usd