IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.19014 OF 2009 Between: M/S. Sai Minerals Rep. by its Managing Partner I. Vijaya Bhasker ..... Petitioner AND The Government of India Rep. by Secretary to the Government, Ministry of Mines, New Delhi and 3 others .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.19014 OF 2009 ORDER: The matter is coming up for admission. 2. The learned Government Pleader for Industries takes notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 4. 3. The Writ Petition is filed for Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not granting mining lease in favour of the petitioner on the application dated 11-03-2004 for extraction of iron ore in an extent of Acs.300-00 of land in Survey No.54 at Chandoli Village, Gollapalli Mandal, Karimnagar District, A.P., for a period of 20 years as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and contrary to Mines and Minerals (Regulation & Development) Act 1957, Mineral Concession Rules 1960 and G.O. Ms. No.181, Industries & Commerce Department, dated 28-05-1998, apart from violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Constitution of India and pass suitable orders. 4. Sri Venkat Reddy Donthi Reddy, learned counsel representing the writ petitioner, had taken this Court through the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and would maintain that in the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition may be allowed. 5. The learned Government Pleader for Industries would submit that since this is a matter relating to consideration of the petitioner’s application, reasonable time may be given, so that appropriate orders may be passed in that regard. 6. The relief prayed for in this writ petition had already been specified supra. 7. It is stated that the writ petitioner filed mining lease application on 11-03-2004 and referred the test reports dated 23-12-2004 to say that the abundant iron ore is available in the area, no-objection certificate dated 21-02-2006 issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Gollapalli to the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Karimnagar and also referred about the sample analysis report and the test report in A.R. No.36/2007 dated 17-04-2007. The letter dated 30-10-2007 given by the petitioner to the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology to process the mining lease application had also been referred. It is also stated that on 17-11-2007, a report was submitted by the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Karimnagar to the Director of Mines & Geology. 8. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that the writ petition be disposed of directing respondent No.3 to consider the application of the petitioner dated 11-03-2004 in accordance with law within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 9. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J September 10, 2009. PV