WP/22851/2016 of Meenakshi Energy Private Limited, Vs The Director of Mines & Geology,

APHC010695992016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3310] (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY ,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 22851/2016 Between: Meenakshi Energy Private Limited, ...PETITIONER AND The Director Of Mines Geology and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K VIVEK REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY (AP) 2. GP FOR INDUSTRIES COMMERCE (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “….to issue an appropriate Writ, Direction or Order one in the nature of writ of Mandamus i) To set aside the Order of Respondent No.1 dated 20.07.2015 bearing No.4458/R21/AH/NLR/2015 and consequential Demand Notice dated 12.08.2015 bearing No 144/Power Plant NgN1r/2012 issued by the Respondent No.2 to the Petitioner Company as violative of Rule 26 of the A.P Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 and illegal, arbitrary unreasonable and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and the principles of natural justice ii) and pas