HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZUL PURKAR WRIT PETITION No.31182 of 2011 Dt:- 23.12.2011 Between:- P.V.V.Surya Kumar … Petitioner and The Government of A.P., rep. by the Director of Mines and Geology and others … Respondents This Court made the following:- HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZUL PURKAR WRIT PETITION No.31182 of 2011 ORDER: - Counters have not been filed either by respondent Nos.1 and 2 on the one hand, or by respondent No.3 on the other hand. The only grievance of the petitioner is that his application made as early as on 23.11.2005 with respect to Ac.5-00 in Survey No.155/A1, Plot No.8 (P) of China Palakaluru Village, Guntur District has not been considered by the respondents. Petitioner states that the Tahsildar, Guntur and the Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali and Mangalagiri Urban Development Authority have already given no objection certificates, dated 02.01.2006 and 17.01.2006 respectively, but thereafter there is no action taken by the respondents, under G.O.Ms.No.181, Industries and Commerce (Mines-I) Department, dated 28.05.1998. An obligation is imposed on the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology to consider and pass appropriate orders on the applications filed for grant of mining lease within a time bound schedule. The only pre-condition thereof being that the Tahsildar on behalf of the Revenue Department must endorse no objection after verification of the land. In the present case, since the petitioner states that the Tahsildar as well as the Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Mangalairi Urban Development Authority, have already issued necessary no objection certificates as early as on 02.01.2006 and 17.01.2006 respectively, there is no impediment for the respondents to pass appropriate orders in accordance with GO.Ms.No181 referred to above. Hence, the second respondent shall direct the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology concerned to pass appropriate orders on the petitioner’s application by duly taking into consideration the no objection certificates referred to above and by applying the mandate of G.O.Ms.No.181, dated 28.05.1998. The said exercise shall be completed and appropriate orders be passed within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J 23.12.2011 lmv HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZUL PURKAR WRIT PETITION No.31182 of 2011 23.12.2011 lmv