IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.8013 of 2010 Between: Bukke Voosamma and five others. … Petitioners And The Director of Mines and Geology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and five others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri D.Kodanda Rami Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Mines and Geology for R1 & R4. None for Respondents 2,3,5 and 6. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to direct respondents 1 to 4 to enquire into the mining lease granted to respondent No.6 in the agricultural lands of the petitioners comprised in Survey Nos.481/1, 482/2, 510 and 481/2 of K.Yerragudi village, Chakrayapet Mandal, Cuddapah District. The petitioners sought for a consequential direction to respondents 1 to 4 to cancel the lease granted in favour respondent No.6. I have heard Sri D.Kodanda Rami Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology, representing respondents 1 and 4. In the view this Court is proposing to take, it is not necessary to issue notice to respondent No.6. According to the petitioners, respondent No.6 was trying to carryon mining operations in the agricultural lands, in respect of which they were granted pattas. When representations were stated to have been made to respondent No.2 and 3, an endorsement is stated to have been made on the said representations by respondent No.3 to respondent No.5 to enquire as to how he has given “No Objection Certificate” for grant of mining leases and report. The grievance of the petitioners is that though such an endorsement was made on 18-2-2010 by respondent No.3, so far no action has been taken by respondent No.5. Having regard to the innocuous grievance of the petitioners, respondent No.5 is directed to submit his report to respondent No.3, in pursuance of the endorsement made by the latter, within a period of four weeks from today. On receipt of such report, respondent No.3 shall take appropriate action, strictly in accordance with law. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:12-4-2010 MNR