THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No. 27832 OF 2011 O R D E R: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology for Respondents 1 and 2. The petitioner has applied for grant of quarry lease under the application dated 23.10.2008 in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 181 Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department, dated 28.05.1998. An expeditious disposal of such application is regulated by the procedure prescribed under the said G.O. The main grievance of the petitioner is that though the report from the Mandal Revenue Officer, Chittoor Mandal, the 5th respondent herein is called for by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, neither the said report is sent in terms of the G.O. directly to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology within the time prescribed, nor the specific requisition of the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology dated 23.10.2008 addressed to the Tahsildar (MRO) is being followed up by him. The learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon similar grievance redressed by order of this Court in Writ Petition No. 22568 of 2011 dated 10.08.2011 and requests for a similar direction. It is represented by the learned Government Pleader for Revenue that the report as required to be sent by the Mandal Revenue Officer, in terms of the aforesaid G.O. dated 28.05.1998 has been sent to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology. He served a copy of the report to the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the statement of the learned Government Pleader, based on instructions, which he has received, the grievance of the petitioner does not survive as the 5th respondent is stated to have sent his report to the 2nd respondent. The Writ Petition is therefore, disposed of, directing the 2nd respondent to take an appropriate decision based on the report sent by the 5th respondent, in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 181, dated 28.05.1998. No costs. -------------------------------- (VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J) 31st October 2011 ksld