HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 11128 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks directions by way of Mandamus to declare the action of the 3rd respondent herein in not sending ‘No Objection Certificate’ to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology for grant of quarry lease to the petitioner over an extent of Ac.0- 64 cents in R.S.No. 263/5 of Katuru village of Vuyyuru Mandal, Krishna District as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that petitioner has applied for quarrying lease/permit for quarrying in the abovementioned land, on 28.2.2011. It is stated that on the application of the petitioner, the Tahsildar was addressed to send his report/No Objection with regard to availability, classification and category of land etc. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though it is obligatory on the part of the Tahsildar to send his report/No Objection directly to the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology as notified in G.O. Ms. No. 181, dated 28.5.1998, such report is not being sent by the Tahsildar. I have perused the guidelines notified by the Government in G.O. Ms. No. 181, dated 28.5.1998. The aforesaid guidelines are framed fixing time limit at various stages for disposal of application for grant of quarry lease. As per the guidelines issued in G.O. Ms. No. 181, dated 28.5.1998, report has to be sent by the Tahsildar, whenever such authority is addressed by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology. In all cases, the authority need not necessarily issue No Objection Certificate for grant of quarry lease, but only in cases where he has no objection for issuance of such Certificate, he has to send his report indicating the reasons for issuance of such No Objection Certificate. But, at the same time, he cannot sit over the matter without sending any such report. Inasmuch as it is stated that the application was filed by the petitioner on 28.2.2011 and the 3rd respondent was addressed to send his No Objection/report, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to send his report to 1st respondent indicating the availability, category and classification of land etc., for grant of quarry lease in respect of the land in question, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from today. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA J. DATE: 20-4-2011. Note: Issue copies in a week. (BO) MVB.