Seems like the YSR Congress Party(YCP) has been at the receiving end recently.First, the party was handed a crushing defeat in the graduates’ MLC elections, later the Supreme Court refused to stay Amaravati verdict issued by the AP High court and now the High court again has served notices to ruling YCP leaders including a minister.
The AP High Court served notices on Health Minister Vidadala Rajini, Veerasiva Granites Managing Director Veerapratap Reddy, and also the Chief Secretary, the Principal Secretary (Mines) and the Principal Secretary (Revenue) with respect to a petition filed challenging the sanction of permission for mining activity in assigned lands at Murikapudi in Chilakaluripet mandal of Palnadu district.
All the respondents were asked to file a detailed counter and till then ordered status quo with respect to mining operations at the said land.
The court gave this order with respect to petitions filed against the NOC given for granite mining on 21 acres of assigned land in the village.The matter was posted to April 10.
The court also served notices to MLC M Arun Kumar, Nandigama MLA M Jagan Mohan Rao and mining officials with respect to another petition filed complaining about the illegal mining carried out in various villages in the Nandigama Assembly segment, alleging the role of the MLA and MLC in it.
The issue stems from a case filed in the High Court by the locals of Murikipudi village in Chilakalurupeta, who allege that the government issued NOCs for granite mining in the area without their consent or consultation.The locals also claim that these lands were assigned to SC and ST communities.
The High Court has already begun hearing the case and has issued a status quo order against the illegal mining on the 21-acre land that is being objected to.In addition to the Tahsildar responsible for issuing the NOCs, the court has also sent notices to YSRCP leaders who are believed to be involved in the illegal mining.
