HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.33450 of 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not passing orders granting quarry lease on the petitioner’s application dated 28.09.2005 in an extent of 3.000 hectares in Sy.No.286 of Palkur Village, Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District, in terms of the orders of the second respondent in proceedings No.29536/R4-2/2006, dated 09.11.2006, and proceeding to grant to the third parties, as arbitrary and illegal. On 30.12.2010, this Court while ordering notice before admission passed the following order: “On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for the respondents that pursuant to the proceedings bearing No.29536/R4- 2/2006, dated 09.11.2006, no further orders are passed by the third respondent-Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Kurnool. From a perusal of proceedings dated 09.11.2006, it is clear that while setting aside the order of the third respondent, he was directed to take further steps in the matter. In that view of the matter, pending further orders, unless the application of the petitioner is considered, quarry lease, which is covered by such application, shall not be granted to any other party.” Learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology submits that, pursuant to the afore-mentioned interim order, quarry lease has neither been granted to the petitioner nor any other applicant. She states that all the applications filed for grant of quarry lease in respect of an extent of 3.000 hectares in Sy.No.286 of Palkur Village, Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District, would be considered and lease would be granted to eligible person. In view of the aforementioned submission of the learned Government Pleader, while modifying the afore-mentioned interim order, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider all the applications filed for grant of quarry lease, in respect of an extent of 3.000 hectares in Sy.No.286 of Palkur Village, Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District, in accordance with law. No order as to costs. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J Date:22.06.2011 usd