By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,Nov. 26: The Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) run by the Karnataka minister, Mr Gali Janardhan Reddy, on Thursday approached the AP High Court challenging an order issued by the government stopping the company from undertaking mining activity at Anantapur.
The petition also challenges the government decision to stop transportation of iron ore from the mines at Ananthapur.
It was on Wednesday that the AP industries secretary, Mr M. Veerabhadraiah, issued the order on the basis of the reports by an empowered committed of the Supreme Court and a three-member forest officials’ committee. OMC has been facing allegations of illegal mining activity.
Mr B.V. Srinivasa Reddy, managing director of the company, filed the petition contending that the order of the government was unconstitutional.
According to the petitioner, the CEC advised to stop mining operations and transportation of already mined material, but the state government went further and stopped even transportation of material from the stockyard of the company which was away from the lease area. Mr Reddy urged the court to suspend the operation of the government order (GO) and declare it as illegal.
Mr Gali Janardhan Reddy had said on Wednesday that mining activities at OMC would not be suspended at any cost.
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