HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.11417 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not considering the application of the petitioner, dated 13-07-2007, for the grant of quarry lease for colour granite. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that without considering the application of the petitioner, another application filed by the 5th respondent, dated 16-04-2010, is being considered by the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the official respondents, however, states on instructions from the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Rajahmundry, that the District Collector, Kakinada vide reference, dated 28-02-2011, has directed his office not to process the application based on No Objection Certificate issued by the Tahasildar, dated 06- 09-2010, until receipt of further confirmation in the matter, strictly keeping in view the A.P. Water, Land & Trees Act, 2002 and instructions and guidelines issued by the Government in this regard. 3. As none of the applications either filed by the petitioner or by the 5th respondent is being considered, the present writ petition is closed, as no direction is called for. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J June 30, 2011. KTL