THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.20093 of 2009 ORDER: Petitioners claim to be the owners and possessors of the agricultural lands in an extent of Ac.2.10 gts. and Ac.1.00 respectively in Sy.No.494 of Kannala Village, Kamanpur Mandal, Karimnagar District. They state that the unofficial respondents herein, who were granted lease for carrying out quarry/stone crushing operations in the land in Sy.No.493, which is adjacent to their lands in Sy.No.494, are carrying out quarry/stone crushing operations over and above the area granted to them, that the operations being carried on by them are causing lot of pollution and damaging their crops and that during the course of blasting operations, stones are falling on the agricultural labourers who are attending the agricultural operations in their fields resulting in injuries and thereby posing danger to their lives. Therefore, they submitted several representations the latest one being dated 28.08.2009 to the official respondents, bringing to their notice the above facts and requesting them to take necessary action in the matter, but no action is taken till date. Hence, they filed the present writ petition seeking appropriate directions. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that during pendency of the writ petition, the leases granted in favour of respondents 5 to 8 are cancelled by the authorities, but however, no action is initiated against respondent No.9. When this Court posed a question as to who is the competent authority to grant license for stone crushing operations and take necessary action on the issues related thereto, learned counsel appearing for either side are unable to give proper answer. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to close the writ petition, with liberty to the petitioners to file fresh writ petition for claiming relief against the stone crushing operations of 9th respondent, if they are so advised, by impleading the competent authority as party respondent. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. No costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 28th October, 2010 IBL