Sri Kudumula Srinivas v. 1. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ, orders or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action Respondent No.4 in Demand Notice No.17281ML12011, d1.30-07-2025 and in not issuing dispatch permits for transportation of Quartz and Feldspar in over an extent of 7.840 Hects. ln Sy.No.B35/'1 of Vellutla Village, Yellareddy Mandal, Kamareddy District as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and without jurisdiction and in violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to the Circular Memo.No.2992O63lP12025, dt.13-05- 2025 and consequently call for the records pertaining to Demand Notice No.1728tML/2011, dt 30-07-2025 and set aside the same, pending passing Final Orders to issue dispatch permits for transportation of Quartz and Feldspar in over an extent ot 7.84O Hects. ln Sy.No.835/1 of Vellutla Village, Yellareddy Mandal and District. pursuant to lease granted vide Proc.No.89l/R3i 20'1 5, dt.05-06-2017. i I 1 - lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the cir:umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Corrr may be pleased to direct the 4th respondent to issue dispatch permits for tranr;irortation of mineral of Quartz and Feldspar in over an extent of 7.840 Hects. ln {i1.No.835/1 of Vellutla Village, Yellareddy l',4andal, Kamareddy District, pursuant to lease granted vide G.O.Ms.No.357, lnC and Corn Dept., dl26-12-2007, pend nq disposal of the writ petition. lA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the clr.;umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Courl may be pleased to direct the 4th respondent to stay all further proceedings rursuall to Demand Notice No.172BlMLl2011, dt.30-07-2025 issued by the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. P.VIJAYA LAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: SRI K.SHANTAN RAO, AGP F OR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: ORDER w,/

1.HT1 HONOURABLE SRI IUSTICIT N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WIIIT PETITION No.33484 of 2025 ORI)EI( lieard learned counscl for the petitioner anc{ Sri.K.Shantan I{ao, Ieanrccl Assistant Covcrnment Plcat{cr fol Mines and Gcologl, appcaring for resporrdcnt Nos..l to il. With their: c()nsent, this h,rit petition is being taken up [or rlispos:rl.

2. This writ petitiorr has been [r lcd secking the following praycr:- ". .to dcL'ltrc tlr atlittrt o.f llu, rcs|tonrltut No.4 tn Demtnd Notica No.17?8/N1l /?.011 dt 30.07.2025 rtttd itt trot isstring dispotclt penuits tor t ntt$ltortLltton ol Qunrtz attrl Feltls1tar it ouer att extent of 7.840 Ilects, itr .5y No.E-15l of Vtllttth Villnge, Yellnreddy Mnndnl, lirrntnrcddy Distntl, ns trhlrttry, illegal, unjust and utilhout tunsdicliort nnd itr t,iolrttion of principles of nntural juslice and cttrrtntry to llr Circulnr Menrc 11tt.2992063/P/2025, tlt '13.05.2025 ntd ctttrsctltrut tlry cnLl .lbr llr tuor(ls l(rtn:tlirtg to Dentutd Notice No.1728/MI/20'11 tt 30.():.2025 trul set nstdc tlp snm pandirtg ltlssi B Fu tl OriL'rs to tssrrc lispnttJt ltermits t'or trnnsytortntiort oi ()trrtrtz nttd Fcldsltrtr in ot'tr rttt ttlent o.[ 7.840 Hects, in Sy No.835/7 oJ Vclltttlrt Vilhgt, \'elLtrL,dLltt ltltndd rutrl District Purst;nnt to l? sc o,rt t t tc tl t i rla P ro c N o. 69 1 / ll.l/20 1 5 d t 05.0 6.207 7..."

3. tsr:ief facts statc(l in this rlrit petition are that the petitioner ltrlc Proceerling bearing No.691/ti3/2015 clakrrl 05.06.2017, was granted quarry lease for Quartz ancl Fcldspar in !,\ (,r'(ln c.rtcnt of 7.840 llects., in Sy No.835/1 of Vcllutla Villasc, Ycllalctltlv Mantlal, Kanrareddl. District, for a period of 20 years. Tl-rereafter, a [-ease Dcr.c{ r,r,as executctl by responc-lent No.4 and work order z,rr , procct:cling No.1728/QL/ KMR /2017 dated 27.06.2017 was issuecl 2 and thc samc is valirl upto 27.06.2037 The case o[ the 1 r'rtiorcr is lhat irr the vt'ar 202-1, DGP Sun cr. has bct,r.t contlucterl trv thc Vili l,rnce ;ut Eniolcelnent R.C. Purarl Urrit antl a r'('pr)rl ir as strl,tnittcd to AI)N4(, - .rtin11 thai lhe lcssee rlevelopcci 3 pits oul of rvhich l pits ,rlc ialling r,vrthiir 11,,, qLr.in'\ lt.irscd area and another onc is falling outsiclc lhe quarrv leas( rrt-.a extracted and clispatchccl from thc leasc area rnorc than the pcrrrritttrl . uanlity ancl fulthcr instructed to takc approp.rriate action. Pursuant to thc \ .;ilanc report, Shor,r. cause notice bcarirg No.l728/ML/20l1clatccl 11.0(r.2() l,,r.rs issuc-tl, rr,hcrcin tl.re pctitioncr n'as cl irectotl to shor'r' causc as kr r.",h r r. tion shoulcl not bc initiated for excavation an(l tr.l nsport.r tlon ()l 6,91.1 \4'l ,, .]Lrartz irour outside tl-rc leased arca, lvithin a pcliocl ol l5 tl.rvs, 1aiLin1l r riL:h :rctir;rr rvill bc initiated as per Rulc 34(l) thc felangana Minor Min,'r ,r Concession I(ules, I966 (TSMMC Rules 19(16). Iirerealtcr, pctitionc,r rrr : rr. r.r.ronth of Jui1,, approached the of fice of responclent No.4 anrl request ,,I :o Irrrnish tl.re copy of survey report and furtlrt,r'rctlucster-l to rc-surr.cv thr, .1 i.,rrv leasc lrea :1. The casc'of thc pctitioncr is that lcsponrlcnt No.l i-.rred dcru.rnci noticc bearing No.7728iML/2011 datecl 30.07.2025, dirocting lr-, p(,titi()r1cr to pav total amount of Rs.65,47,0t16/- torvartls Nonnal S.Fee t,t I1s.c,39,292/- and 10 times penalty of I{s.53,92,920-l, permitFee Rs.1,31,434// , i'N4Ff Rs.7,(t7,788/-, SMET Rs.10,786/- and IT Rs.10,786/-, within a periorl r' ]5 davs florn the date of receipt of copy of clemand notice, failing whicl', rt,ccssalv action will -r*Y r bc initiated for rccover of same undcr provision of R.R Act. Aggrieved bv the same, this writ pctition is filed

5. Lcarnecl counsel for the petitiorrcr has rlrawn attcntion of this Court to the circulal issucd [,,, the Govcrnrncnt of India, bcarirrg No.16/ 7/ 2024-N,lincs V[ -Part (2) clatcd 01.05.2025 anrl suburits that as per thc instructions issuccl in the saicl circul.rr, no penaltv shall be imposcd on the existing mines of Barytes, Feldspar, Mica or Quartz till 31 .03.2026. It is iurthcr submitted that subsequent to circu lar clatccl 01.05.2()25, thc Covcrnmcut of Telangana, issuecl circular nrenro No.2992063 /P /2025 darcd 13.05.2025 and rlirectcd the responclcnt Nos.3 and -1 to take neccssarv action b1, conc{ucting a meeting with thc lease holelers oi Barl-tcs, Felc{spar, Nlic.r ancl Quartz and appraise thc guidelincs issucrl in cilcular dated 01.()5.2025 for regularization undcr prevailing Act anti Rulcs. Learncel counscl iulther submits that without considering the instructions issuerl ir-r the circulars dated 01.05.2025 and -13.05.2025, resprondent No. l issued in.rprugncri dernancl notice bearing N o.1728 / NIL / 201 1 datetl 30.07 .20b.

6. I-earnecl Assistant Goverrunc.nt [rleaclcr for Mines anc{ Geology \ appearing for respondent Nos.1 to { fair.lr. submits that if the petitioner submits rcply to the rlcmancl notrce datc(l 30.07.2025, thc respondent authoritics would consiclcl the same and pass appropriate orders l \1

7. Al this stage, learnecl counsel for the pr:titiorrlr. submits tl-rat the petitioner u,oulcl submit rcply to thc clcmancl notice 1, tecl 30.07.2025 and pray this CrturI to diloct thc res;.rontlcnt authorilic,s to r ,r siclt'r ihe s,unc ancl pass ordcrs in !t'rn.ts of circulars ciated ()1.05.2(125 ancl 1.\ r-.202:1.

8. Havirrg corrsiclercd tlre abor.,c l,rcts .rrrcl ciri:ulns, rct-s .rncl lr,coltling the submissior nracle Lry thr: lcarncd cour-rscl on cithcr.,{-., tlris \\'rit petiLion is tlisposecl of grauting libcrtv to pctitioncr to sulrmil ,,plv to the tlcnr.rnd rroticc clatcc'l 30.07.2025, within a periocl of or-rc (0'l) \\'r,,,k fr()nr lhr' clatc of reccilrt of copY of this ordcr arrrl thL're.rItr-,r. the Ir'sP,,), cnt.rrrthoritics arc dircctcd kr consiclet' thc samc irnci 1,.r55 aPprol.r'tat r clt.: ..; ln [r'r'trs ()f circulars dated ()1.05.2025 anil 13.05.1025, as txpcclitrr,L'lr as l,ossiL,le. It is madc clear tl-ral this Court had not cxprr,ssed anr, oPiniorr on thc mcrits of thc case and it is for thc respondent .ruthi'rlrtics to p:iss ,rpp,( rrri;rtt' orclcrs sLrictlv in accordancc r,r.ith law.

9. With the above direciions, this rvrit petit r r IS rlisposcrl of Miscellaneous applications, if any pentling, sh:rl1 starrcl , i.,.crl. No orrlcr as to //TRUE COPY' SD/.A. JAYASREE ASSISiTANT REGISTRAR 6 SECTION OFFICER To '1 . The Secretary, lndustries and Commerce Dept., Secreta riat, Hyderabad, State of Telangana.

2. The Director of Mines and Geology, Government of Telanrlana, Hyderabad 3. The Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Nizamabad Region, Nizamabad 4. The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Kamaredc y Kamareddy District 5. One CC to Ms. P.VIJAYA LAKSHIUI, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY, High Cou. for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT]

7. Two CD Copies PSK --:--€ HIGH COURT DATED:1 111112025 CC TODAY ORDER WP.No.33484 of 2025 4 ':l-a- t tr SII. (tt ...\ ,;^l'i\ -) C, i)( 't- 1, llil ?,p5 alI :i',n-r' DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT GOSTS i j i t i t t ! I I I { : \o J I