IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 8870 of 1995 Between: 1. The South Indian Mining Co., Betamcharla Represented by Managing Partner Mr.B.S.Muralidhar Reddy, Bethamcherla, Kurnool District. 2. B.S.Suseelamma, Mines and Minerals Proprietor, Bethamcherla. 3. B.S.Muralidhar Reddy & Co., Proprietor, B.S.Muralidhar Reddy, Bethamcherla. 4. South Indian Mineral Industries, Represented by Managing Parter E.V.Sujata Sarma Betamcherla. 5. T.Madhu Sudan, S/o.Laxmaiah Setty Kalugotla, Veldurti Mandal. 6. Ratnamma, W/o.Srinivasulu Reddy Kolumalapalli, Betamcherla. 7. Sri Venkateswara Enterprises, represented by M.R.Prasad, Kurnool ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Kurnool. 2. Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad. 3. Ministry of Mines, Government of India, rep. by its Secretary, Sastry Bhavan, New Delhi. (The WP against 3rd respondent is dismissed for default vide Court Order dt.21.6.2001). .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring Memo No.29495/S2/93, dt.19.1.1994 issued by the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, null and void, and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit. For the Petitioner:MR.G.VEERA REDDY, Advocate For the Respondents: AGP FOR INDUSTRIES The Court Made the Following ORDER: Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Industries, Sri Srinivasa Babu, fairly submits that the question raised in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the Judgment of the Division Bench in Writ Petition No.17592 of 1994, dt.29.9.1995. Therefore, following the said judgment of the Division Bench, the Writ Petition is allowed. ________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 23.6.2004 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Kurnool. 2.Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad. 3.2CCs to Government Pleader for Industries, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 4.2 CDs 5.The Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Govt.of India, Sastry Bhavan, New Delhi. bnr Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ }