ALLADI KUPPUSWAMI, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner in all these writ petitions is a Partnership Firm carrying on the business of mining , manganese ore. The petitioner obtained a mining lease from the Government on 26-10-1953 for a period of twenty years in regard to certain lands in certain villages in Cheepurupalli and Palakonda taluks in Srikakulam District. The lease was to expire on 25-10-73 Under R. 28 of the Mineral Concession Rules made under the Mines and Minerals Regulation and Development Act 1957 (referred to in this judgement as the Rules and the Act respectively) the petitioner had to apply for the renewal of the mining lease at lease 12 months before the date of expiry of the lease. Accordingly on 24-10-1972 ten applications for renewal were made in regard to different areas comprised under the original lease. Under R. 22 of the Rules an application for grant of renewal was to be accompanied by an income-tax clearance certificate from the Income Tax Officer concerned and a valid clearance certificate of payment of mining dues from the Government or any officer or authority authorised by that Government in this behalf. As these applications were not accompanied by these two d

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