Sk. Podili Khader Vali, v. State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 42009 OF 2015 ORDER:

The grievance of the petitioner was as to the inaction of the mining authorities upon his application dated 19.05.2014 for grant of a quarry lease for road metal over an extent of Acs.2.480 in Survey No.1009 of Kanigiri Villge and Mandal, Prakasam District.

2. G.O.Ms.No.181, Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department, dated 28.05.1998, deals with disposal of mining lease and quarry lease applications and specifies the time limits within which such applications need to be processed. In that view of the matter, there is no reason as to why the petitioner's application dated 19.05.2014 should be kept pending.

3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the fourth respondent to process the quarry lease application of the petitioner in terms of the time stipulation, if not already done, and pass final orders thereon. As the time stipulation has already expired, this exercise shall be completed expeditiously and in any event, not later than two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed in the light of this final order. No order as to costs. ____________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR February 22, 2016 LMV