Petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking mandamus to direct the State to dispose of a pending revision under Telangana Minor Mineral Concession Rules. The Court directed disposal by 01.02.2025.
Direction to Respondent No. 1 to dispose of the pending Revision by 01.02.2025.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA
WRIT PETITION NO: 34966 OF 2024
Between:
Sri R. Devender Reddy, S/o Laxma Reddy, Aged about 62 years, Rl/o 1-177011 , Gandhinagar, Opp- Vishni Residency, Musheerabad, Hyderabad - 500 080
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Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndiapraying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the respondents,questioning the Proceedings of the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology inNotice No.36441M212002, dt.0210812024 and the action of the lst Respondent innot passing orders on Stay Petition disposing the Revision filed questioning the Demand Notice as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and unconstitutional andin violationof Principles of Natural Justice withoutjurisdiction contrary to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act,'1957 and T.S. Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966.
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Petition under Section 15'l CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay the Demand Noticer No.36441M212002, dt.0210812024 of the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, lVedchal Malkajgiri, pending disposal of the writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s. DHARA HARITHA KIRAN G.D FOR M/s. N.SHOBA
Counsel for the Respondents: SRI K.GAUTHAM REDDY, AGp FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY
The Court made the following: ORDER
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WRIT PETITIO NNO. 34966 0F 20/24
Ms. DharaHaritha KiranG-D., learned counsel representingMs. N. Shoba, learned counsel for thepetitioner(Online). Mr. K. GauthamReddy,the learned AssistantGovemment Pleaderfor Mines' Industries andCommercefor the respondents'
ORDER:
After hearing learnedcounsel appearingfor the petitionerand the learned AssistantGovernmentPleaderfor Mines, Industriesand Commerce forthe respondents,it is undisputedthat the petitioner's Revision underRule35-A of The TelanganaMinor Mineralconcession Rules, 1966 ispendingsince28.10'2024'
Interim orders,if any, shali stand vacated' There shall be no
order as tocosts.
SD/- P.PADMANABHAREDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
That the learned counselfor the Petitioner read as 'M/s. N.SHOBJA'inthe order dated '12.12.2024 inWP.No.34966of 2024 is corrected and substituted as"M/s'N.SHOBA" ,as per the orders of the Hon'ble court dt: 31.12.2024 in lA.No.2 ot 2024.
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Whether the High Court should issue directions to the respondent to dispose of the pending revision expeditiously.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri R. Devender Reddy
The State of Telangana
The Director of Mines and Geology
The Deputy Director of Mines and Geology
The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology
MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA
As recorded by the court registry
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