IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 5995 of 2009 Between: M/s Raja Rajeshwari Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Incorporated under the Companies Act bearing Registration its registered office at Plot No.32, Vinayakanagar, Hayatnag Ranga Reddy District, At Hyderabad, Rep by its Director Authorised Signatory P.Sridhar Reddy, S/o. P.Siddiram aged 31yrs, Occ: business, R/o.H.No.16-10-1/2/2, Malakpet, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India Rep by its Secretary, Ministry of Steel & Mines, Sastry Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Department of Industries & Commerce (Mines -III) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad 4 The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Ananthapur. .....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 action of the 4th respondent in not processing the prospecting Licnce application Dt. 12-9-2007 over an extent of 300 Hectares in Sy.No.1 & 2 Malpangudi Village, Sy.No.1, Hill Block of Siddapuram Village, D.Hirelal Mandal, Rayadurg Taluka of Ananthapur District as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to Mines and Minerals Development Regulations Act, 1957 and Mineral concession Rules, 1960 and has the effect of fundamental rights Under Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to process the prospecting Licence application Dt. 12-9-2007 over an extent of 300 Hectares in Sy.No.1 & 2 Malpangudi Village, Sy.No.1 Hill Block of Siddapuram Village, D.Hirelal Mandal, Rayadurg Taluka of Ananthapur District and submit proposals to the 1st Respondent by respondent No.4 to get approval under Section 5(1) of M.M.D.R. Act as stipulated under Rule-63 of Mineral Concession Rules , 1960. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VINAYAKA SWAMY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 5995 of 2009 O R D E R: It appears the petitioner had filed an application dated 12.9.2007 seeking granting of lease of 300 hectares in S.No.1 & 2 of Malpangudi village, S.No. 1 Hill Block of Siddapuram village, D. Hirelal Mandal, Rayadurg Taluq of Anantapur District. The said application is not disposed of till date and in the meanwhile somebody is creating mischief by taking away the mineral without any authority of law. Under those circumstances, the respondents are directed to dispose of the representation purported to have been filed by the petitioner on 12.9.2007 and pass appropriate orders, as per law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order and communicate the same to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. C.V. RAMULU, J. Date: 20-3-2009. MVB.