THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.1131 of 2010 DATE:28.01.2010 Between: M/s. Nagarjuna All Castes Sand & Ferry Boat Workers Labour Contract Cooperative Society Limited, Undavalli, Tadepalli Mandal, Guntur District, represented by its President. .... Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.1131 of 2010 ORDER: According to the petitioner, it is a society registered under the A.P.Cooperative Societies Act, 1964. The 3rd respondent has issued a notice on 19.09.2007 calling for tenders for grant of leasehold rights to lift sand by boats from Reach No.10, Undavalli, Guntur District. Pursuant thereto, it has participated in the auction held on 18.08.2008 and became the highest bidder offering Rs.48 lakhs. Thereafter, the 3rd respondent has given the leasehold rights by an order dated 29.08.2008 and executed a lease deed dated 30.08.2008 in its favour for the period from 30.08.2008 to 31.03.2010 though the actual lease period is two years. When it questioned, the respondents informed that the balance period of lease i.e. from 01.04.2008 to 29.08.2008 would be permitted only after expiry of the tenure of the subsisting lease. Since the lease period is expiring on 31.03.2010, it submitted a representation to the 3rd respondent requesting to consider its case and submit proposals for grant of lease for the remaining period. As the 3rd respondent failed to consider its representation, it approached the first respondent and filed a revision on 02.12.2009 seeking to consider its case upon calling for proposals from the 3rd respondent and a report from the 2nd respondent for grant of lease for the remaining period. But however, as no orders have been passed so far, it has filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology. 3. Having considered the submissions made by the counsel on either side and having regard to the fact that the petitioner has filed a revision before the 1st respondent as early as on 02.12.2009 and it is pending and the lease is expiring on 31.03.2010, the 1st respondent is hereby directed to consider the revision filed by the petitioner dated 02.12.2009 and pass appropriate orders thereon at the earliest preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 28th January, 2010 cbs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.1131 of 2010 (Disposed of) 28th January, 2010 cbs