THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.12790 OF 1998 DATED: 10-04-2006 BETWEEN S. Ravindranath, S/o. Seshaiah, R/o. 4th Street, Ashok Nagar, Guntur and others. …PETITIONERS AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and another. …RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering and disposing their application dated 09.12.1997 for grant of Mining Lease in Sy.No.390 of Devarapalem Village, Chinmakurthi Mandal, Prakasam District and Sy.No.478 and 470 of East Boddikurapadu Village, Tallur Mandal, Prakasam District as illegal and arbitrary. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the only grievance of the petitioners is that the aforesaid application filed by the petitioners is not considered and disposed in their favour. Counter has been filed stating that the first petitioner filed his application on 08.12.1997 and petitioners 2 to 5 filed their applications on 09.12.1997 for grant of quarry lease/prospecting license of black granite in Sy.No.390 of Devarapalem Village and Sy.No.478 of Boddikurapadu village and Sy.No.470 of East Boddikurapadu Village of Prakasam District. It is stated that the applications of petitioners 2 to 5 have been considered and leases were granted to them in the year 2001 itself but insofar as the first petitioner is concerned No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Revenue Department has not been received and as and when the NOC is received from the Revenue Department, the application of the petitioner will be considered. The said counter has been filed on 27.01.2003 and the petitioners do not know what has happened after 27.01.2003. However, in view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, no further orders are necessary in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 10, 2006 DSK