ORDER :

K. Vijaya Lakshmi, J.

1. Heard Sri O. Manoher Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission.

2. This writ petition is filed questioning the Memo No. 5679/M.I(1)/2019- 2 dated 21.07.2020 of the 1 respondent in dismissing the revision application filed under Rule 35-A of the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 (for short "Rules').

3. (a) Case of the petitioner is that, he was granted quarry lease for Silica sand in Survey No. 36/P of Addepally village, Chillakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, admeasuring an extent of 16.512 hectares in the year 2010 and since then, he has been conducing mining operations without contravening any of the conditions of mining lease or the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (for short 'the Act') and subsequently under the provisions of the A.P. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966.

(b) While so, the Sub Collector, Gudur constituted teams for joint inspection of si