ORDER :

The petitioner claiming to be the Managing Partner of the petitioner company prays for a writ of mandamus declaring the No Objection Certificates vide proceedings in R.C.A.363/2019 and R.C.A.364/2019 dated 06.05.2019 issued in favour of respondents 6 & 7 respectively as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the 5th respondent not to accord mining lease in favour of respondents 6 & 7 over an extent of Ac.7.40 cents and Ac.4.94 cents in Sy.No.791 of Prabhagiri Patnam Village, Podalakur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District.

2. The petitioner’s case succinctly is thus:

(a) The petitioner submitted an application for grant of mining lease for Quartz mineral over an extent of Ac.12.00 cents (4.85 hectares) in Sy.No.791 of Prabhagiri Patnam Village which was processed and later vide G.O.Ms.No.52 dated 11.02.2009 lease was granted for 20 years. Subsequently vide proceedings No.302/M/2007 dated 25.04.2009 of the 5th respondent, the petitioner company was accorded permission to commence mining operations for the period from 25.04.2009 to 24.04.2029 and the petitioner has been conducting mining operations accordingly.

(b) Later the petitioner made an application for grant of lease for Ac.15