IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.31156 of 2011 BETWEEN Sai Krupa Granites. ... PETITIONER AND The State of A.P., Rep. by the Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad and three others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. N. MADHAVA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES & GEOLOGY GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology for respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for respondents 3 and 4. 2. Petitioner’s application for grant of mining lease dated 06.12.2010 was sent by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology to the Tahsildar – fourth respondent. Petitioner states that the Tahsildar under his report dated 01.02.2011 has communicated his no objection certificate but the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology has not acted thereon in terms of G.O.Ms.No.181 Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department dated 28.05.1998. 3. In view of the above, it is just and appropriate to direct the second respondent to follow the mandate of G.O.Ms.No.181 dated 28.05.1998 and pass appropriate orders on the application of the petitioner within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 2, 2011 DSK