IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.13594 of 2009 Between: 1 Sri Ramanjaneya Sand Ramp Workers Welfare Association, (Society No.11/2002), Karugorumili Village, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari District, Rep by its President, Mutyala Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Rama Rao, aged 45, R/o. Karugorumilli Village, Achanata Mandal, W.G.District. 2 Salasatti Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Surayya, R/o. Karugorumilli Village, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari District, 3 Pipparapalli Satyanarayana, S/o. Subba Rao, R/o. Karugorumilli Village, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Mines and Geology, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4 The District Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru. 5 The District Level Committee for Sand rep by its Chairman- cum- Joint Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru. 6 The District Panchayat Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru. 7 The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, West Godavari District, Eluru. 8 The Executive Engineer, Godavari Head Works Division, Dowlaiswaram, East Godavari District. 9 The Deputy Director, Ground Water Department, Eluru, West Godavari District. 10 The Tahsildar, Achanta mandal, Achanta, West Godavari District. 11 Sri T.Amarnadh, S/o. Anjaneyulu, R/o. D.No.6-21, Chennuru Village, Chenneru Mandal Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents 2 to 10 herein to restrain the 11th Respondent from using proclains or machinery for quarrying and loading sand into vehicles in Reach No.10 VRB from 45.400 to 51.000 kms Ramp point at 47/000 to 47/200 kms in Godavari River near Karugorumilli Village, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari District. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES & GEOLOGY The Court made the following: ORDER: The main grievance of the petitioners is that the 11th respondent, who has been granted leasehold rights for quarrying ordinary sand in Reach No.10VRB from 45.400 to 51.000 kms., ramp point at 47/000 to 47/200 kms. of Godavari River near Karugorumilli Village, Achanta Mandal of West Godavari District, for a period of two years with effect from 25.04.2009 to 31.03.2011, is quarrying sand upto a depth of 4 meters and using machinery for conducting quarrying operations, contrary to the terms and conditions of the lease agreement, and therefore, they submitted a representation dated 10.06.2009 to respondents 2 to 10, bringing to their notice the said illegal quarrying operations being conducted by the 11th respondent and requested them to direct the 11th respondent to strictly adhere to the conditions of the lease agreement, but no action has been taken thereon till date. The petitioners, therefore, seek directions to respondents 2 to 10 to restrain the 11th respondent from conducting such illegal quarrying operations. Today, when the matter came up for admission, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents agreed to dispose of the writ petition with appropriate directions to the official respondents for disposal of the representation of the petitioners. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondents 2 to 10 to dispose of the representation dated 10.06.2009 submitted by the petitioners, in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 9th July, 2009 IBL