IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 10316 of 2008 Between: M.Koteswara Rao S/o.Satyanarayana R/o.Plot No.5, All India Radio colony LB Nagar, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Dy. Director of Mines & Geology, Plot No.155 Street, No.5, Suryanagar Colony, Uppal, Hyderabad-500039 2 The Asst. Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad Near Sankarmutt, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the proceedings in show cause Notice No.399/Q-I(1)/2008 dated 29.2.2008 as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of ARt.14,19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further direct the respondents to dispose of the application of the petitioner for grant of quarry lese over an extent of 20.00 Hect,. in Suvey No.345 of Girmapur village, Medchal Mandal, R.R. District. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : O R D E R:- This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to declare the Show Cause Notice dated 29.2.2008 issued by the 1st respondent, as arbitrary and illegal, and consequently direct the respondents to dispose of the petitioner’s application for grant of lease for quarrying Stone and Metal over an extent of 20 hectares of land in S.No.345 situated in Girmapur village. The petitioner asserts that he submitted an application, dated 3.11.2005 to the 1st respondent-Deputy Director of Mines and Geology for grant of lease for quarrying stone and metal over an extent of 20 hectares of land in S.No.345 situated in Girmapur village, Medchal Mandal, R.R. District. While so, the 1st respondent issued a Show Cause Notice dated 29.2.2008 indicating as to why his application should not be rejected on the ground that the 2nd respondent-Asst. Director of Mines & Geology submitted proposals to the District Collector, Ranga Reddy District for notifying the area in question as “Mining Zone”. Then, the petitioner gave his Explanation dated 26.3.2008 to reconsider his application for grant of quarry lease. Now, the petitioner’s grievance is that though the petitioner gave a detailed explanation, the 1st respondent-Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, has not considered it and passed any orders so far. Heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material placed on record. Now that the petitioner offered a detailed explanation on 26.3.2008, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the 1st respondent-Deputy Director of Mines and Geology to consider his explanation and pass a detailed order, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In terms of the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. _______________ 02.05.2008 bcj