B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THESE three writ petitions may be disposed of by a common order, as they are inter-related and the subject matter that arises for consideration is one and the same

( 2 ) THE petitioner in W. P. No. 9710 of 1992 obtained a quarry lease for Road Metal and building stone over an extent of 1. 00 hectare in Sy. No. 4 of Pokeru village, bheemunipatnam Taluk, Visakhapatnam district for a period of five years under proceedings dated 24-9-1985 from the Asst. Director of Mines and Geology, visakhapatnam. The lease deed was executed on 21-12-1985 for a period of five years and valid upto 20-12-1990. The Asst. Director by an order dated 24-9-1990 rejected the request of the petitioner for grant of renewal on the ground that the petitioner was in arrears of Rs. 20,017/- payable to the Government. The petitioner filed an appeal before the Director of Mines and Geology. The Director by an order dated 20-2-1991 rejected the appeal.

( 3 ) THEREAFTER the petitioner claims to have filed an appeal to the Principal secretary on 5-3-1991. The order passed by the appellate authority was confirmed by the Government on 13-11-1991 and communicated the same to the petitioner. The o

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