1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking to quash the order dated 11.11.2008 of the second respondent and for a consequential direction to the respondents to issue her quarry lease for Survey numbers 80/5,6, 82/1B, 1E, 1F, 82/2,3,4, 83/4,5, 85/1,2,3,4 and 86/1,2 in Kandhampalayam Village, Perundurai Taluk, Erode District.

2. The case of the petitioner is as follows:

(a) The petitioner is residing at No.16, Indragandhi Street, Palayapalayam Road, Erode Town, Erode Taluk. She made an application dated 02.03.2007 to the third respondent for rough stone and gravel quarrying lease for 10 years in Survey Nos.80/5,6, 82/1B, 82/1E, 1F, 82/2,3,4, 83/4,5, 85/1,2, 85/3,4, 86/1 and 86/2 over an extent of 6.83.50 hectares in Kandampalayam Village, Perundurai Taluk of Erode District. According to her, the said application was for renewal of lease, as she has been quarrying the fields from the year 1986. The last lease was for the period from 22.04.2002 to 21.04.2007. Hence, she made the said application dated 02.03.2007 for renewal.

(b) Since no order was passed by the third respondent on the renewal application made by the petitioner, she filed a Writ Petition