IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16911 of 2004 Between: Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Harijana Stone Quarry workers Labour Contract Cooperative, Society Ltd. O.R.No.626, Chennareddypa, Tarlupadu Mandal, Prakasam District represented by its President Salakaveeti Thimoti. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt. of A.P.rep. by its Secretary Industries and Commerce, Secretarial Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Mines and Geology Govt. of A.P. B.R.K.R Bhavan, Tankbund Road, Hyderabad. 3 The Dy.Director of Mines and Geology, 4/2 Chandramouli Nagar, Guntur. 4 The Asst.Director of Mines and Geology Door No.10-1064-8-11, Sanjeevareddynagar, Opp.Telegraph Office, Markapur Prakasam District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not passing appropriate orders in granting quarry lease of slates to an extent of Ac 300-41, cents in Sy.No.198 of Chinnareddypally Village, Tarlupadu Mandal, Prakasama District as illegal, arbitrary and consequently, direct the respondents to grant quarry lease of slates in Sy.No.198 to the extent of Ac 300- A1 cents in Chinnareddypalli Village, Tarlupadu Mandal, Prakasam District in favour of the petitioner society forthwith and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.SUBBA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The Court made the following : ORDER: Petitioner claims to be a Society registered under the provisions of A.P. Co- operative societies Act, 1964. It is stated that petitioner made an application dated 08-07-2003 before the 3rd respondent for granting lease to quarry slates in Sy.No.198 to an extent of 300.41 cents in Chinnareddy Palli village, which is a Government Proamboke land. In pursuance of the said application, 3rd respondent-Deputy Director of Mines informed the petitioner by letter dated 08- 07-003 that the land in question will be surveyed on 04-08-2003 and accordingly inspection was conducted on 04-08-2003. Petitioner states that subsequently, the Mandal Reveue Officer, Tarlupadu issued necessary no objection certificate. Now the grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents failed to take any further steps and no orders have been passed so far on the basis of the application of the petitioner dated 08-07-2003. Hence, this writ petition. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Industries appearing for respondents. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion with regard to the entitlement of the petitioner for grant of quarry lease as sought by the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner dated 08-07-2003 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ 22-09-2004 klp To 1 The Govt. of A.P.rep. by its Secretary Industries and Commerce, Secretarial Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Mines and Geology Govt. of A.P. B.R.K.R Bhavan, Tankbund Road, Hyderabad. 3 The Dy.Director of Mines and Geology, 4/2 Chandramouli Nagar, Guntur. 4 The Asst.Director of Mines and Geology Door No.10-1064-8-11, Sanjeevareddynagar, Opp.Telegraph Office, Markapur Prakasam District 5 2CCs to G.P. for Industries and Commerce, High Court building, Hyderabad. (OUT). 6 2CD copies