IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1176 of 2009 Between: T. Rama Krishna Reddy, S/o. Narayana Reddy, Vaddamanu Village, Kasinayana Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Kadapa, Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENT 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 an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent in not granting form -22 Explosive License to the petitioner Stone Crushing Unit of Sri Gayatri Constructions even though all the concerned authorities have submitted no-objection certificates for granting Explosive License., as illegal arbitrary, violative of Art. 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to grant the aforesaid Form-22 Explosive License forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner :MR.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is granted mining lease to quarry building stone over land in survey No.277/2 situated at Sankhavaram Village, Kalasapadu Mandal, Kadapa District, and the lease is valid up to 2016. The petitioner submitted an application, to the respondent, with a request to grant explosive licence in Form-22. The petitioner states that though the application was made on 04.06.2008, the respondent has not passed any order, so far. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Under the Indian Explosives Act, the respondent is conferred with the power to grant licence. The petitioner needs explosives to break stones in the quarry. It is stated that necessary verification was done by the respondent with the authorities of the mines and geology department. The delay in disposal of the application naturally hinders the activities in the quarry. The Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application submitted by the petitioner on 04.06.2008, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dated:29.01.2009. GJ