This order directs mining authorities to process the petitioner's quarry lease application within two months, citing G.O.Ms.No.181 (1998) time limits and rejecting indefinite delays.
Authority directed to process quarry lease application within two months.
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
WRIT PETITION No.15200 OF 2016
ORDER:
The grievance of the petitioner was as to the inaction of the mining authorities upon her application dated 09.01.2015 for grant of a quarry lease for Black Galaxy Granite over an extent of 3.00 hectares in Sy.Nos.14/1, 15 and 16 of R. L. Puram Village, Chimakurthy Mandal, Prakasam District.
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 09.01.2015 should be kept pending indefinitely.
The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the authority concerned to process the quarry lease application of the petitioner in terms of the time stipulation 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
28.04.2016 GJ/PGS
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the mining authorities acted within stipulated time limits in processing the quarry lease application.
Whether the petitioner's application for quarry lease should be disposed of expediently after the time stipulation expired.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Petitioner
Mining Authorities
Sanjay Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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