HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31471 of 2010 Date : 21.01.2011 Between : A.S.Purushotam. …..Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Industry and Commerce (MI) Department & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31471 of 2010 ORDER : This writ petition is filed, seeking directions by way of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondent No.5 in not sending the report/NOC directly to the 2nd respondent, regarding classification and availability of the land applied by the petitioner for grant of quarry lease for black granite over an extent of 2.000 hectares in Survey No.986 of Palamaner village and Mandal of Chittoor District in terms of G.O.Ms.No.181, Industries and Commerce (M-I) Department, dated 28.05.1998, as arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. For expeditious disposal of applications filed for grant of leases under the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, the Government has issued guidelines in G.O.Ms.No.181, Industries and Commerce (M-I) Department, dated 28.05.1998, as per which, on receipt of application by the Tahsildar from the office of the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, a report is required to be sent by the Tahsildar within a period of 30 days with regard to category and classification of the land. It further states that the report is to be sent directly to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology by marking a copy of the same to the District Collector. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of, with a direction to the 5th respondent- Tahsildar, to send his report on the application of the petitioner for grant of quarry lease for granite over an extent of 2 hectares in Sy.No.986 of Palamaner village and Mandal of Chittoor District, within a period of four weeks from today, directly to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Palamaner, by marking a copy of the same to the District Collector, Chittoor. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 21st January 2011 Note: Issue C.C. in three days. (b/o) ajr