IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20475 of 2001 Between: J. Jaipal … Petitioner AND The Deputy Director of Mines & Geology, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Smt. P. Vijayalakshmi for Smt. N. Shoba Counsel for the respondent : GP for Industries & Commerce This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20475 of 2001 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of Certiorari to quash proceedings dated 18.09.2001 of the respondent, whereby he determined the quarry lease of the petitioner in respect of 3 hectares in Sy.No.343/1 of Ameenpur Village, Patencheru Mandal, Medak District. In the counter-aﬃdavit ﬁled by the respondent, while justifying cancellation of lease, he inter alia stated that while dismissing WP.No.9473 of 2001 ﬁled by the petitioner against the order suspending the mining operations prior to the order of cancellation, this Court observed that if the petitioner makes application for re-locating his quarry, the same shall be considered expeditiously and that the petitioner was accordingly granted alternative lease in Sy.No.114, Shivanagar Village, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District vide proceedings dated 16.08.2000 of the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Nizamabad and the lease was executed on 28.04.2001. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though alternative land was allotted and lease was executed, the petitioner is not being permitted by the residents of the locality where the leased land is situated. She submitted that the respondents may be directed to consider granting an alternative land. Learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology fairly submitted that if the land given to the petitioner was found not suitable, he can always approach the respondent to provide an alternative land and that in that event the respondent will positively consider his case. Having regard to the submissions of the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondent for providing alternative land for mining purposes and if it is found that the land already granted to the petitioner on 16.08.2000 is not suitable for mining operations, the respondent shall consider the petitioner’s request for allotting alternative land. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.25824 of 2001 ﬁled by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 18.09.2008 ES