HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 13981 of 2007 Dated 12th July 2007 Between: M/s. Prasad & Ramesh Granites Pvt Ltd., Rep by its Managing Director, Sri V.Ramesh Kumar. Chittoor. ………Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. ………..Respondents. HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 13981 of 2007 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a declaration that alleged in action on part of the respondents in processing the petitioners’ application dated 5.3.2007 as per Rule 12 (5) of A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, as arbitrary and illegal. The learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology under instructions stated that the petitioners’ application is already under consideration. In the circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the request of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. ______________ (G.ROHINI, J) Dated: 12th July 2007 Note:- Issue CC in two days. mrb