THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.16396 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the 3rd respondent - Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Visakhapatnam in issuing proceedings dated 03.02.2010 rejecting the application of the petitioner submitted on 27.04.2009 for grant of quarry lease for road metal and building stone over an extent of 20.00 hectares in Survey No.281 of Kunchangi Village, Anakapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District as arbitrary and illegal. It is brought to the notice of this Court that, earlier, in the same factual background, when the application of the similarly situated person for grant of lease in respect of the very same land and for the very same purpose was rejected, he approached this Court by filing writ petition being No.4595 of 2009 and this Court, by order dated 05.03.2009, has disposed of the same as under: “Under those circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents 2 to 4 to reconsider the case of the petitioner for grant of quarry lease for colour granite over an extent of 2.000 hectares in Sy.No.70 of Makavaram Village, Anakapalli Mandal of Visakhapatnam District, along with all other eligible applicants, without reference to the impugned order dated 03.02.2009, by taking into account the fact that the said Ramakrishnam Raju sought revocation of the lease granted in his favour, and pass appropriate orders as per law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs.” In view of the above, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms of the aforesaid orders. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________________ JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA 29.07.2011 KH