THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 24213 OF 2011 O R D E R : The Tahsildar, Rompicharla Mandal, Chittoor District has not forwarded his report, pursuant to the communication sent up by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Palamaner, Chittoor District, dated 08.06.2011 on the application said to have been submitted by the petitioner on the same day for grant of quarry lease, for road metal and building stones over an extent of 9 hectares of land situate in Bommaiahgari Palli Village, Rompicharla Mandal, Chittoor District. Learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology submits that the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Palamaner, Chittoor has promptly sent up the necessary communication to the Tahsildar, Rompicharla Mandal on 08.06.2011 itself and the Tahsildar, in turn, is required to submit his report within 30 days as per the time frame limit fixed by the State Government in their policy decision contained in G.O.Ms.No. 181, Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department, 28.05.1998. Since the Tahsildar has not finalized his report so far, the Collector, Chittoor will not be in a position to firm up his opinion as to whether there can be any objection for grant of the quarry lease over the applied area. Therefore, the 5th respondent Tahsildar, Rompicharla Mandal, Chittoor District is directed to finalize his report and submit the same to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Palamaner, Chittoor District with a copy to the District Collector, Chittoor within a period of 30 days from today. Based upon the said report of the Tahsildar, the District Collector, Chittoor may, if he so chooses, file a report before the Director of Mines and Geology within 30 days. Thereafter, the Director of Mines and Geology shall take an appropriate decision in accordance with law on the application of the petitioner and pass orders thereon, within a maximum period of six weeks and communicate the same to the petitioner. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of as consented to by the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology. No costs. ---------------------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 27th August 2011 ksld