IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17441 of 1992 Between: Smt. V.Krishna Veni, W/o. V.Narasimhulu. R/o. Maruti Nagar, Caddapah. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Govt. of India, Rep. Secretary, Ministry of Steel & Mines, Sastri Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 Director of Mines & Geology, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Cuddapah District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 Writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in insisting for payment of mineral revenue tax for the 1990 and 91 basing on the Ordinance No.7 of 1992 as illegal and arbitrary apart from being unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.SRINIVASA BABA, Advocate. Counsel for the Respondents : GP For Industries. The Court made the following : ORDER : (per Sri Bilal Nazki, J) Heard learned Counsel for the parties. As the matter is covered by the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, reported in District Mining Officer V. Tata Iron and Steel Company, we set aside the impugned notices and allow the Writ Petition. No costs. ________________ (BILAL NAZKI, J) 17th August, 2004. ____________________ (S.ANANDA REDDY, J) ajr To 1 The Secretary, Ministry of Steel & Mines, Government of India, Sastri Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 The Director of Mines & Geology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3 The Assistant Director of Mines & Geology, Cuddapah District. 4 Two C.Cs. to the G.P. for Industries, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 5 Two C.D. copies.