The petitioner assails the dismissal of its revision under Memo dated 02.12.2015, whereby the Government of Andhra Pradesh confirmed the Demand Notice dated 06.07.2015 issued by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Guntur, calling upon it to pay Rs.5,19,520/- towards seignior age fee and Rs.51,95,200/- towards penalty, aggregating to Rs.57,14,720/-.

The petitioner was granted, by way of transfer, an existing quarry lease for black granite over an extent of 1,000 hectares in Sy.No.160/1 of Gollapalem Village, Phirangipuram Mandal, Guntur District, under proceedings dated 12.06.2008 of the Director of Mines and Geology, Andhra Pradesh. This lease was originally granted to M/s. Amman Granites but upon its request it was transferred to the petitioner. A fresh lease deed was then executed on 29.07.2008. This transferred lease is valid for the unexpired period of the initial lease, i.e., up to 14.05.2024.

While so, Show-cause Notice dated 15.06.2015 was issued to the petitioner by the Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Guntur, adverting to the inspection said