( 1 ) ONE Tapal Thimmappa was granted a mining lease for iron ore over an area of 231 acres in sy. Nos. l and 2 of Malapanagudi Village, d. Hirehal Mandal, Ananthapur District on 16. 8. 1955 for a period of 20 years which expired on 15. 5. 1977.

( 2 ) THEREAFTER, on 12. 7. 2004 a notification was published under Rule 59 (1) (a) and (ii) of Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 (for short, 'the Rules') declaring that the said 231 acres of land situated in Sy. Nos. l and 2 of malapanagudi Village was available for regrant of a mining lease after expiry of 30 days from the date of publication of the notification. In pursuance thereof, M/s. Obulapuram Mining Company (P) Limited (9th respondent in W. P. Nos. 14116 and 14818 of 2007) applied for grant of mining lease on 28. 8. 2004 over an extent of 93. 52 hectares (231 acres ). The petitioner in W. P. Nos. 9723 and 14818 of 2007 - M/s. Tapal thimmappa and Sons, a Partnership Firm made an application on 15. 1. 2005 for grant of mining lease over an area of 40. 47 hectares. The petitioner in W. P. No. 14116 of 2007 also made an application on 19. 4. 2006 (according to the respondents on 19. 4. 2007) for grant of mining lease over the notified a

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