WP/18406/2022 of M/s.VarasiddiVinayaka Minerals Vs State of Andhra Pradesh,

1 HCJ & RRR,J W.P.No.19459 of 2022 & batch IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AMARAVATI HON‟BLE MR. JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE & HON‟BLE MR. JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO W.P.Nos.19459,14827, 14886, 15023, 16392, 17073, 18504, 18509, 18526, 18535, 18538, 21359, 21361, 21362, 23304, 24520, 31569, 37577, 38643, 38659,17328, 17347, 17358, 17520, 18036, 18406, 18595, 18612, 18647, 18824, 18831, 18834, 20148, 21272, 21419, 21590, 21599, 22118, 39743, 40525, 40529 of 2022, 2836, 2528 of 2023, 2691, 5924 of 2024 W.P.No.19459/2022 Federation of Minor Minerals Industry (femm) and Others. ….Petitioner(s) Vs. The State of AP and Others. …. Respondent(s) Advocate for Petitioner: Mr. Hari Sreedhar Advocate for Respondents: Learned Advocate General for State GP for Mines and Geology ORDER Dt: 20.03.2025 (per Hon‟ble Sri Justice R.Raghunandan Rao) Heard Sri Hari Sreedhar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned Advocate General appearing for the State and learned G.P. for Mines and Geology appearing for the other respondents. 2 HCJ & RRR,J W.P.No.19459 of 2022 & batch 2. The exploitation of mineral resources, in India, including development and regulation of mines an