Hyderabad, February 27: A division bench of the AP High Court comprising Justice T Meena Kumari and Justice G Chandraiah on Friday allowed the writ petition filed by Obulapuram Mines and by Anantapur Mining Company. The bench declared that the order of the State Government suspending mining operations in the Obulapuram area was in violation of Principles of Natural Justice.
The bench also held that the order was without jurisdiction as the matter was covered by a subject under the Union list and therefore the State Government could not have passed the order. To the uninitiated, the writ petitions were filed questioning GO 723.
–Agencies