THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.601 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner society and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for the respondents. This writ petition is filed with the prayer, which reads as under: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not disposing the Revision Petition or Stay Petition filed against the orders passed by the 2nd respondent in proceedings No.4276/EG/AH/2010, dated 20.03.2010, wherein confirmed the orders of the 3rd respondent determining the lease granted in favour of the petitioner for quarrying road metal in an extent of Hec.2.00 Ares in Survey No.207/1 of Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegala Mandal, East Godavari District, as illegal, arbitrary, without power and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to carry on quarrying operations of road metal in an extent of Hec.1.00 Ares in Survey No.207/1 of Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegala Mandal, East Godavari District, in pursuance of the orders passed by the 3rd respondent in proceedings No.2559/Q1/2008, dated 27.05.2008 pending disposal of the revision petition filed before the 1st respondent.” Petitioner society applied for grant of quarry lease for road metal over an extent of three hectares in Survey No.207/1 of Gontuvanipalem Village, Addateegala Mandal, East Godavari District. Pursuant to the orders passed by the competent authority, lease was granted in favour of the petitioner society for a period of ten (10) years commencing from 04.06.2008 to 03.06.2018. It is stated that pursuant to the grant of such lease, the petitioner society is operating the quarry. Lease granted to the petitioner society was determined by the third respondent - Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Kakinada, East Godavari District, by his order, dated 11.01.2010, passed in proceedings No.2559/Q1/2007 only on the ground that no objection certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat was withdrawn on the ground that the said local authority has not maintained the records relating to Grama Sabha in accordance with the norms. As against the same, the petitioner society has filed appeal before the second respondent - Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad, who in turn, dismissed the same by order, dated 20.03.2010, passed in proceedings No.4276/EG/AH/2010. It is also stated that as against the same, the petitioner society filed revision petition and also application for grant of interim orders, before the first respondent on 17.08.2010. On the ground that no orders are passed by the first respondent in spite of the fact that considerable time has already elapsed, the petitioner society approached this Court. It is brought to the notice of this Court that during pendency of the appeal before the second respondent, the petitioner society approached this Court by filing W.P.No.8334 of 2010 and this Court by order, dated 15.04.2010, directed the appellate authority to consider and dispose of the appeal and further direction was issued not to give effect to the order determining the lease. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner society that there is no authority or jurisdiction for the third respondent to determine the lease. It is submitted that once lease is granted, there is no power to the local authority for withdrawing the no objection certificate issued by it. In view of pendency of the revision petition before the revisional authority, it is not desirable to record any definite finding on the pleas raised by the petitioner society, but it is suffice to state that as no objection certificate was issued in favour of the petitioner society, the same was acted upon and lease was granted to it. If the Gram Panchayat has not maintained the records, the same cannot constitute the reason for determining the lease, as there is no fault on the part of the petitioner society. In view of pendency of the revision petition before the revisional authority and taking into account the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.8334 of 2010, I deem it appropriate to direct the revisional authority to dispose of the revision petition filed by the petitioner society on 17.08.2010, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by giving notice of hearing and opportunity to the petitioner society. Further, pending disposal of the revision petition, the respondents are directed not to give effect to order, dated 11.01.2010, passed in proceedings No.2559/Q1/2007, by the third respondent determining the lease granted to the petitioner society and also order, dated 20.03.2010, passed by the appellate authority in proceedings No.4276/EG/AH/2010, dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner society. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 21st JANUARY, 2011. kvni