HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.20285 OF 2010 Date: 08.11.2011 Between: M.Radhamma … Petitioner And 1. The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District and two others. … Respondents * * * ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for Respondent No.1 and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. 2. The petitioner has applied for grant of mining lease for road metal and building stone vide his application dated 12.12.2006. The petitioner has approached this Court complaining inaction on the part of the second respondent in taking appropriate action on the said application in terms of G.O.Ms.No.181 Industries & Commerce (Mines- I) Department, dated 28.05.1998, which regulates the procedure for expeditious disposal of such application. 3. Learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology as well as learned Government Pleader for Revenue took notice on behalf of the respondents. 4. Learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology, on instructions, states that the petitioner’s application has been sent to the Mandal Revenue Officer, Saluru on 12.12.2006 and was reminded on 24.06.2010, but no report is received, from the Mandal Revenue Officer-respondent No.2, whereas learned Government Pleader for Revenue representing respondent Nos.2 and 3 states that no such application was received by the second respondent, and as such, the action contemplated under G.O.Ms.No.181, dated 28.05.1998 could not be taken. 5. Since the petitioner’s application is pending from 12.12.2006, in order to save time and ensure its disposal, it is appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: (i) The first respondent-Assistant Director of Mines and Geology shall send fresh copy of the said application of the petitioner for remarks of the second respondent immediately; (ii) on receipt of such application by the second respondent, he shall endeavor to send the report within thirty days from the date of receipt of such application, by following G.O.Ms.No.181, dated 28.05.1998. 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ Vilas V. Afzulpurkar, J Date: 08.11.2011 va