IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.28428 of 2011 BETWEEN M/s. Landmark Developers, Warangal District. ... PETITIONER AND The State of A.P., rep. By Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department (Mines) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and three others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. HARI SREEDHAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES & GEOLOGY GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled primarily complaining of inaction of respondents 2 and 3 in considering and processing the petitioner’s application dated 24.06.2010 for grant of quarry lease is respect of the land admeasuring 2.00 Hectares in Sy.No.225/120 situated at Errabelligudem village, Nellikuduru Mandal, Warangal District. 2. The petitioner has applied for grant of quarry lease under the application dated 24.06.2010. In terms of G.O.Ms.No.181 Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department, dated 28.05.1998, an expeditious disposal of such application is regulated by the procedure prescribed under the said G.O. 3. As the petitioner’s only grievance in this writ petition is non-consideration of his application, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents 3 and 4 to consider the petitioner’s application for grant of quarry lease and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, preferably within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that all the contentions of the petitioner as raised in this writ petition are left open. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J November 23, 2011 DSK