APHC010124702026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 6525 OF 2026 Between:

1. Meka Suvarna Vani, W/o.Ramakrishna, aged about 43 years, R/o 7-68, Nidamanuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, 521104 ...Petitioner AND

1. The State of A.P., rep by Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Secretariat Velagapudi Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Velagapudi Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.

3. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest, Science Technology Department, Secretariat Velagapudi Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

4. The Director of Mines and Geology, having office at Sri Anjaneya Towers, B Block 5th and 6th Floor, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada 524156.

5. The District Mines and Geology, Officer, NTR District having office at Sri Anjaneya Towers, B Block 5th and 6th Floor, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada

524156.

6. The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, rep by its Chairp