THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.5138 OF 2010 Dated 5th March, 2010 Between: M/s Richa Enterprises …Petitioner And The Director of Mines and Geology and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri V.Rajagopal Reddy Counsel for the respondents : AGP for Mines and Geology The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to direct respondent No.1 to issue clarification regarding the petitioner’s liability for payment of royalty on the ‘dust’ produced by Sponge Iron Units as a by-product. From the pleadings of the petitioner, it is evident that it has earlier filed W.P.No.459 of 2008 raising a similar dispute. This Court, by an elaborate order passed on 16.09.2009, disposed of the writ petition by directing respondent No.1 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 29.08.2007, in accordance with law, keeping in view the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957; various decisions referred in the order and take appropriate decision within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the said order and several representations having been made by it, respondent No.1 has not passed an order. In my opinion, in view of the relief already granted by this Court to the petitioner, it is not entitled to file the present writ petition. If respondent No.1 has not complied with the direction given by this Court, the petitioner’s remedy lies elsewhere. Filing successive writ petitions for similar reliefs constitutes multiplicity of proceedings. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy, if earlier order of this Court has not been implemented by the respondents. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP No.6612 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 5th March, 2010 vrn