Ramesh Ranganathan, J.

1. This Appeal, under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, is preferred by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the order passed by the Learned Single Judge in W.P.M.P. No.33420 of 2016 in W.P. No.26992 of 2016 dated 12.08.2016. The respondent-writ petitioners herein had, in W.P.M.P. No.33419 of 2016 in W.P. No.26992 of 2016, sought suspension of operation of letter No.5650/MDRC/2016 dated 01.08.2016 of the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Rajahmahendravaram, East Godavari District. In W.P.M.P. No.33420 of 2016, the respondent-writ petitioners had sought a direction from this Court to the said Assistant Director of Mines and Geology to issue transit passes for transporting laterite mineral, from their licensed stock yards, for the quantities applied as per the A.P. Mineral Dealers Rules, 2000.

2. In the interlocutory order dated 12.08.2016, passed in both the aforesaid W.P.M.Ps, the Learned Single Judge noted the submission, urged on behalf of the respondent-writ petitioners, that the Division Bench had directed that the petitioners should be allowed to deal with the laterite mineral in the stock yard in accordance with the rules; after completing