THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30725 of 2010 Date: 13.12.2010 Between : Md. Aliuddin Wasi … Petitioner And Government of A.P., rep.by its Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30725 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to process the petitioner’s renewal application, dated 15.11.2010, with regard to the mining lease granted in proceedings No.3286/RR/Q/2000, dated 15.11.2000, by permitting the petitioner to pay the arrears of dead rent due in a sum of Rs.53,220/- as on the year 2010. 2. The petitioner was granted a quarry lease for lime stone in an extent of Ac.1-37 cents in Sy.No.127/A of Ogipur village, Tandur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, for a period of 10 years vide proceedings No.3286/RR/Q/2000, dated 15.11.2000. The said lease expired on 4.12.2010. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though he has made a renewal application, dated 15.11.2010, the respondents are not considering the said application and no intimation is given to the petitioner. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission on 08.12.2010, the same was adjourned to enable the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology to obtain instructions in the matter. 4. On instructions, today it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that as per Rule 13(1) of Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral (Concession) Rules, 1966, the lessee has to file an application for renewal before 90 days of expiry of lease. But, in this case, the petitioner did not file any such application before expiry of 90 days, as he has filed the renewal application only on 15.11.2010. It is further submitted that the petitioner has not obtained dispatch permits from 10.01.2004 and he is in arrears of revenue for Rs.53,214/- towards dead rent and Rs.36,663/- towards interest upto 31.03.2010. 5. Even according to the submission made by the learned Government Pleader, no intimation was given to the petitioner for not considering his renewal application. If the application for renewal of the lease was not filed within the time as prescribed under the rules, the respondents ought to have communicated the decision to the petitioner indicating the reasons for not renewing the quarry licence. 6. Inasmuch as no communication was given to the petitioner, I dispose of the writ petition, at the admission stage, directing the respondents to consider the application, dated 15.11.2010, of the petitioner for renewal of quarry lease and communicate the decision taken on the said application, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________________ JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY 13.12.2010. NOTE: Issue C.C. in three days. (B/O) Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30725 of 2010 13.12.2010 (Msr)