Honourable Court, the District Collector conducted hearing on 25.08.2011 and directed this respondent to include the land of the 5th respondent in Sy.No. 1119/3 of Peechi Village in the new list of clay bearing areas and also to grant permit to the 5th respondent. Subsequently, the 5th respondent submitted an application to this respondent on 10.01.2012. This respondent inspected the site and granted permit for clay mining after realizing royalty and surface rent. However, the 5th respondent could not carried out the mining activity within the validity period of the permit. Therefore, a renewal application was submitted after site inspection, this respondent was convinced that no mining activity was carried out on the basis of the earlier permit and therefore the permit was renewed after realizing royalty. After filling a mined area with cultivable red earth, the 5th respondent again submitted an application in the District Office for clay permit from another 10 cents of land in the above survey number. On inspection by this respondent, it was found that no rules have been violated and the mined area has already been filled up using red earth. Therefore, the permit was renewed for another 10 cents of land on 5.03.2012, which was valid up to 31.03.2012. No complaints have been received in this office with regard to the issuance
