HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.26331 of 2006 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) This Writ Petition is filed primarily challenging the vires of Section 2(e) of the A.P. Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975 in so far it includes mining activity within the meaning of ‘development’ on the ground that the provision is inconsistent with the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and the rules made thereunder. The contention is that the State has no legislative competence. In M/s.Pokarna Limited and others v. State of A.P. and others, this Court, by judgment dated 31.12.2009 in W.P.No.12302 of 2006 and batch, repelled an identical contention and upheld vires of Section 2(e) of the A.P. Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975 as being within the meaning of ‘development’ and within the legislative competence of the State, notwithstanding the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. In view of the judgment supra, this Writ Petition requires to be rejected and is, accordingly, dismissed. Interim suspension granted on 20.12.2006 stands dissolved. There shall be no order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM,J R.KANTHA RAO,J Date:24.08.2010 usd