The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved orders on the plea of the Reddy brothers, two of whom are ministers in Karnataka, to permit mining in a forested area on the Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border.<\/p>\n
A bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan reserved the order after Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam told the court that the Survey of India report recommended that a fresh demarcation of the boundaries of the leases was necassary before mining could be allowed.<\/p>\n
The court had asked a Survey of India team to monitor six mines in the Obulapuram area to see whether or not they encroached on forestland. Three of the mines belong to the Reddys.<\/p>\n
The apex court March 22 suspended the mining operations of Reddy brothers – Karunakara, Somashekhar and Janardhan – in Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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