APHC010007352023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO: 489 of 2023 along with W.P.No.11329, 11655, 11656, 11661, 11697, 11700, 12711, 12804, 13221, 13461, 13683, 13734, 13744, 13895, 13898, 13899, 13900, 13901, 13902, 13945, 13947, 13949, 13951, 13956, 13961, 13968, 13972, 13975, 14753, 14778, 14814, 14840, 14878, 14920, 15002, 15526, 15693, 17502, 19950, 19952, 19956, 19957, 19958, 20933, 23206, 23256, 32365, 41309, 41333, 41705 of 2022; 1788, 1789, 1799, 1801, 1818, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 2047, 2049, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 12438, 12441, 31855 of 2023; 16104 of 2024 Bench Sr.Nos:- 194-264 [3580] W.P.No.489 of 2023: M/s. Srinidhi Mines and Minerals ...Petitioner Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents ********** Advocate for Petitioners : Mr. V. Sai Kumar in Sr.Nos.201, 223-230 & 238 Advocate for Respondents : GP for Mines & Geology CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO DATE : 7th May 2026 Per R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J. Petitioners in all these writ petitions have approached this Court for a direction to respondent authorities to dispose of their applications for grant of ‘No Objection Certificate’ from revenue authorities within the timeframe 2 W.P.No.489 of 2023 & batch stipulated under G.O.Ms.No.163, Industries & Commerce (Mines-II) Department, dated 16.11.2017. 2. Learned Government Pleader for Mines & Geology submits that said writ petitions can be disposed of with such a direction. 3. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of directing respondent revenue authorities to consider and pass orders in the applications filed by petitioners for grant of ‘No Objection Certificate’ within the timeframe stipulated under G.O.Ms.No.163, dated 16.11.2017, by taking cut-off date as 07.05.2026. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. LISA GILL, CJ R RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J kbs 3 W.P.No.489 of 2023 & batch 206 HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE LISA GILL, CHIEF JUSTICE & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 489 of 2023 along with W.P.No.11329, 11655, 11656, 11661, 11697, 11700, 12711, 12804, 13221, 13461, 13683, 13734, 13744, 13895, 13898, 13899, 13900, 13901, 13902, 13945, 13947, 13949, 13951, 13956, 13961, 13968, 13972, 13975, 14753, 14778, 14814, 14840, 14878, 14920, 15002, 15526, 15693, 17502, 19950, 19952, 19956, 19957, 19958, 20933, 23206, 23256, 32365, 41309, 41333, 41705 of 2022; 1788, 1789, 1799, 1801, 1818, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 2047, 2049, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 12438, 12441, 31855 of 2023; 16104 of 2024 Dt: 07.05.2026 kbs