THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8757 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner, who is a manufacturer of bricks, has filed this writ petition questioning notice bearing No.3215/E/92, dated 21.03.2011, issued by the Assistant Director of Mines & Geology (Vigilance), Karimnagar. During 2005, on the ground that the petitioner has not paid mineral revenue for the number of bricks manufactured by him, notice bearing No.3215/E/92, dated 28.02.2005, was issued demanding an amount of Rs.19,880/- towards normal seigniorage fee and Rs.70,000/- towards penalty equivalent to 5 times of the seigniorage fee. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has already paid seigniorage fee of Rs.19,880/- and he questioned the said notice by filing revision before the Government as contemplated under Rule 35-A of the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, on 27.07.2005 and the same is pending. Now, referring to the revision filed by the petitioner, only on the ground that there are no interim orders in such revision, the impugned notice was issued demanding the petitioner to pay an amount of Rs.70,000/- within a period of 15 days. When the revision is preferred against notice, dated 28.02.2005, issued by the third respondent - Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Karimnagar, there is no reason to keep the same pending for more than five (5) years. As the petitioner has already paid normal seigniorage fee of Rs.19,880/- and when penalty amount is to be paid now and keeping in mind pendency of the revision filed by the petitioner before the Government, I deem it appropriate to direct the first respondent to dispose of the revision filed by the petitioner on 27.07.2005 against notice bearing No.3215/E/92, dated 28.02.2005, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Further, notice bearing No.3215/E/92, dated 21.03.2011, shall remain suspended till such revision is disposed of by the Government. The writ petition is disposed of with the directions indicated above. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 1st APRIL, 2011. kvni