PER DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ :

The present writ appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order, dated 24.01.2025, passed in W.P.Nos.18094 & 14375 of 2023, challenging the orders, dated 20.03.2023 & 06.04.2023, issued by the Director of Mines and Geology in granting mining licenses in favour of respondent Nos.5 & 6 as being bad in law and contrary to the directions issued by this Court in W.P. No.16433 of 2022, dated 20.09.2022, and Writ Appeal No.755 of 2022, dated 13.10.2022.

2. The petitioner/appellant herein – Aduru Badarinath claims to be one of the family members of Aduru Estate holders, which was abolished under the Estates Abolition Act, 1956. A suit was filed by some of the members of the family for partition of the estate land. A preliminary decree was passed on 19.12.1951. Some of the family members had filed claims before the Joint Collector/Settlement Officer, Nellore, against whose orders an appeal was preferred before the Estate Abolition Appellate Tribunal, which remanded the matter by virtue of its order, 13.12.1971.

3. The Joint Collector then passed order, dated 07.02.2009, rejecting the claim of the petitioner over certain bits of land on the ground that th