THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 24758 OF 2011 O R D E R : This Writ Petition has been instituted seeking a declaration that the inaction of the respondents in processing the application submitted by the writ petitioner dated 10.03.2011 for grant of quarry lease for colour granite over an extent of 9.00 hectares in Survey No. 01 of V.J. Puram Village, Madugula Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, as bad in law. Learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology has since obtained instructions from the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, that on 06.09.2011, inspection and survey of the applied site was fixed, but however, the inspection and survey could not be undertaken on the said date, in view of heavy downpour of rain. In those circumstances, the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology has not yet processed the application of the writ petitioner. It is further pointed out by the learned counsel for the writ petitioner that on 15.04.2011, the Tahsildar, V. Madugula Mandal, while furnishing the ‘No Objection Certificate’ to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology has submitted a copy of his report to the District Collector, Visakhapatnam. It is now for the District Collector, if he so chooses to file his objection report before the Director of Mines and Geology. I hope and trust that the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology will complete the inspection and survey of the applied site at the earliest and file his report before the Director of Mines and Geology, within next 30 days. I also hope and trust that the District Collector would file whatever report he wants to, if he so chooses with the Director of Mines and Geology, within next 30 days. The Director of Mines and Geology is therefore, directed to take appropriate decision within 30 days from the date of receipt of the report from the Collector and/or the report of the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, as the case may be and communicate his decision to the writ petitioner. I need to remind the Director of Mines and Geology that while dealing with Writ Petition No. 24464 of 2011 on 07.09.2011, I directed a special condition relating to deposit of Rs.5 lacs for every hectare of land over which quarrying rights are conferred, to be incorporated for the purpose of compulsory afforestation. The same condition shall hold good even in the instant case. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of and the copy of the instructions received by the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology has been taken on record. No costs. ---------------------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 19th September 2011 Issue CC by tomorrow. ksld