THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.20575 of 2010 DATED: 21.09.2010 Between: M/s. The Sand Quarry Boatsmen and Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited No.75, Rep. by its President Sri Lanka Kumary Swamy .. Petitioner And Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: Petitioner claims to have been granted leasehold rights for quarrying ordinary sand in certain Ramps of Godavari River, under Package No.1, for a period of two years i.e. up to 31.03.2011, and a lease deed dated 25.06.2009 to that effect was executed by the 5th respondent- Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. According to the petitioner, it was not permitted to carryout quarrying operations for a period of 88 days for various reasons, for which it moved a writ petition before this Court and obtained interim directions to the respondent authorities to permit it to proceed with the quarrying operations. While so, the petitioner states that, subsequently, lease in its favour was cancelled in the second year with a view to issue fresh notification for auctioning the leasehold rights in respect of various Ramps in the District as one package, and that the amount deposited by it towards security deposit was promised to be refunded by the authorities. Now, it is the grievance of the petitioner that its security deposit was not refunded as promised by the respondent authorities and it is not being permitted to proceed with the quarrying operations and therefore it has submitted a representation (undated) to the 2nd respondent- Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad, requesting that, in the event its security deposit is not refunded, it may be permitted to proceed with the quarrying operations from 01.04.2010, by receiving 1st installment amount of the 2nd year of the lease period, and also to compensate suitably for the said period of 88 days, during which it could not carryout the quarrying operations, but the said representation is not yet considered. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following direction: “If the petitioner submitted any such undated representation as contended by it, the respondents shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders as per law, as expeditiously as possible.” The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 21st September, 2010 IBL