IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.232 of 2018 DATE OF ORDER: 15.12.2025 Between:

M/s. Robo Silicon Pvt Ltd.

…Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Industries and Commerce Department, Hyderabad and three others.

…Respondents

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Mines and Geology appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4. With their consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer:- “to declare the proceedings of the 4^th respondents in Notice No.835/S/2010 dated 27.11.2016, directing the petitioner to pay 30% on seigniroage fee as District Mineral Foundation Fund of 2% on seigniroage fee of state Mineral Exploration Trust, Telangana Fund w.e.f., 12.01.2015 as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and unconstitutional and in violation of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957.”

3. Today when the matter has been taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in similar circumstance this Court in W.P.No.12142 of 2016 dated 01.12.2025, passed the following order:-

submits that the lis in the present writ petition is no more res integra as this Court in similar circumstances in W.P.Nos.6552 and 10692 of 2016 dated 13.11.2024 has

passed the following order:

“Considering the decision of the Supreme Court in the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries’s case (supra), it is clear that any demand for contribution raised by the respondent/Singareni Collieries Company Limited on the petitioners can only be from 20.10.2015 or from 20.01.2016, when the DMF was established by the concerned Rules in the State of Telangana and Gazetted on 20.01.2016. Since Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (supra) stipulates “whichever is later”, the petitioners shall be liable for the contributions only from 20.01.2016. The impugned notices making the petitioners liable for contribution from 12.01.2015 to 09.02.2016 are hence contrary to the judgment of the Supreme Court and are accordingly set aside.

W.P.Nos.6552 and 10692 of 2016 are disposed of by setting aside the impugned notices and holding that the petitioners are liable for the contributions to the respondent/Singareni Collieries Company Limited towards establishment of DMFs on and from 20.01.2016.”

7. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner prays to pass similar order as was passed in W.P.Nos.6552 and

10692 of 2016.

8. Learned Standing Counsel for Singareni Colleries did not dispute the same.

9. In view of the same, the impugned notice dated

19.12.2015 is hereby set aside and the writ petition is disposed of holding that the petitioners are liable for the contributions to the respondent/Singareni Collieries Company Limited towards establishment of National Mineral Exploration Trust on and from 20.01.2016.

10. Accordingly, with the above directions this writ petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications, if any similar orders as passed in W.P.No.12142 of 2016 dated 01.12.2025.

5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents did not dispute the same.

6. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on either side and in terms of order passed by this Court in W.P.No.12142 of 2016 dated 01.12.2025, the impugned proceeding bearing No.835/S/2010 dated 27.11.2016 is hereby set aside and the writ petition is disposed of holding that the petitioner is liable for the contributions towards District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and State Mineral Exploration Trust (SMET) on and from

20.01.2015.

7. Accordingly, with the above direction this writ petition is disposed of.

costs.

_________________________________ JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR Date: 15.12.2025

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