HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.20046 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted complaining that the second respondent-Assistant Director of Mines and Geology has contravened the policy guidelines framed in G.O.Ms.No.181, Industries and Commerce Department dated 28.05.1998, by not forwarding the application said to have been submitted by the petitioner on 16.09.2009 for granting of a quarry lease over an extent of Ac.18.00 situated in Sy.No.69 of Polampally Village, Thimmapur Mandal, Karimnagar District, for quarrying colour granite. The State Government announced its policy decision through its G.O.Ms.No.181, Industries and Commerce Department dated 28.05.1998 fixing time frame limit for processing the application submitted for quarrying mining minerals. 2. In the instant case, the petitioner’s application, according to the petitioner has not been forwarded by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology to the Director of Mines and Geology who is the competent authority to grant such a quarry lease. 3. The learned Government Pleader for Industries and Commerce, who has obtained instructions in the matter submits that the District Collector, Karimnagar, though his letter dated 05.02.2011 has informed the Director of Mines and Geology that the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration has passed on instructions not to take any further action in the matter of converting the grazing lands namely Bancharai and Gaira into Assessed Waste Dry Lands (A.W.D). Since the proposed land situate in Sy.No.69 of Polampally Village, Thimmapur Mandal, Karimnagar District is classified as Bancharai, the District Collector, Karimnagar requested the Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad as well as the Assistant Director of Mines, Karimnagar, not to grant any quarry lease over the said land. It is also submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the necessary proposals have been forwarded to the Director of Mines and Geology by the Assistant Director on 01.08.2011. In these set of circumstances, I consider it appropriate to direct the first respondent-Director of Mines and Geology to pass orders considered appropriate, in accordance with law on the application of the petitioner referred to supra as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 4. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. __________________________________ Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao 09-08-2011 SP HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.20046 OF 2011 09-08-2011 SP