IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.32764 of 2011 BETWEEN M/s. Orewin Engineering Company, Tamilnadu. ... PETITIONER AND The Tahsildar, K.V.B. Mandal, Chittoor District and three others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. PANNALA SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE GP FOR MINES & GEOLOGY The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner; the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology for respondents 3 and 4. 2. Petitioner has made an application dated 19.04.2011 for grant of quarry lease for Road Metal relating to Sy.No.175 of Perindesam village, K.V.B. Puram Mandal, Chittoor District. Alleging inaction on the part of the respondents, this writ petition is filed. 3. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submits that the Tahsildar, K.V.B. Puram Mandal, has received number of applications relating to Sy.No.175, which has an extent of Ac.754.34 cents and that awaiting survey of the said land, the report was not sent. 4. However, the Tahsildar has merely to send a report conveying his objections or otherwise for consideration of application for quarry lease, as contemplated under G.O.Ms.No.181 Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department dated 28.05.1998. 5. In view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, the Tahsildar – first respondent is directed to act in terms of the aforesaid G.O. and send a report to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology shall thereupon act on the report as per the aforesaid G.O. and pass appropriate order on the petitioner’s application within thirty (30) days of receipt of report from the Tahsildar. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 20, 2011 DSK