THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR CONTEMPT CASE NO.697 OF 2010 26TH October, 2010. Between: SRI.N.PENCHALA NAIDU .. PETITIONER AND THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 8TH FLOOR, BRKR BUILDINGS, TANKBUND ROAD, HYDERABAD AND OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR CONTEMPT CASE NO.697 OF 2010 O R D E R: (PER THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU) Contempt arises out of an order of status quo. In our opinion, the direction of status quo cannot be stretched to mean permission favouring the petitioner to go ahead with mining. In that view of the matter, Contempt Case shall stand closed. However, regard being had to the nature of controversy coupled with the fact that there was already a direction for posting the matter for final hearing on 26.9.2007, ends of justice would be met by directing posting of the matter for final hearing after one week with liberty to the learned counsel for the respondents to mention before the regular hearing bench. (VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR,J) (NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ) 26th October, 2010. Nagesh babu THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR CONTEMPT CASE NO.697 OF 2010 O R D E R: (PER THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU) 26th October, 2010.