THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 25478 OF 2011 O R D E R: Learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology, who has taken notice on behalf of the respondents on 12.09.2011 has since obtained necessary instructions from the 3rd respondent Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Karimnagar, wherein it is submitted that the 1st petitioner firm was granted quarry lease over an extent of 8.74 hectares of land situate in Survey No. 90 of Mydampalli Village of Malyal Mandal, Karimnagar District by way of transfer of the existing quarry lease held by Sri Ch. Sriramulu in its favour. The 2nd petitioner firm applied for grant of quarry lease for quarrying colour granite over land of an extent of 8.273 hectares in Survey No. 94 of the same village and the Director of Mines and Geology granted the quarry lease on 02.08.2010 in favour of the 2nd petitioner firm. However, the villagers of Mydampalli have raised objections for continuing the quarrying operations, inasmuch as extensive lands belonging to the villagers are located nearby Survey Nos. 90 and 96 of the said village and due to blasting operations undertaken by the petitioners, the debris and other material is falling in their lands, damaging the crops raised by them. After examining the matter, the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Karimnagar considered it appropriate to send a report to the Director of Mines and Geology proposing cancellation of the leasehold rights of the writ petitioners herein and the said proposal is now pending consideration with the Director of Mines and Geology. In these set of circumstances, it is only appropriate to direct the 1st respondent Director of Mines and Geology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad to forthwith finalize the issue and take a suitable decision in the matter, if necessary, after putting the writ petitioners on notice and providing them an opportunity of hearing with regard to the sustainability of the objections raised by the villagers. If, the Director of Mines and Geology considers it appropriate, he may also provide an opportunity of hearing to the objectors to establish as to how the objections raised by them are sustainable. Let this issue be concluded as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from today. However, the Director of Mines and Geology, may consider the request of the petitioners herein to remove the mineral, which has already been quarried by them and which was lying at the site of the quarry, while preventing further quarrying operations. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology has already inspected the site in question and found that 303 cubic meters of mineral extracted by the 1st petitioner and 120 cubic meters of mineral extracted by the 2nd petitioner is lying at the site. It is open to the 1st respondent, in consultation with the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Karimnagar to issue necessary despatch permits only to the extent of the mineral already extracted by the petitioners and lying at the site in question, inasmuch as the mineral already extracted will not cause any damage to the adjoining land owners while it is being despatched. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 21st September 2011 ksld