<p>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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />The apex court March 22 suspended the mining operations of Reddy brothers - Karunakara, Somashekhar and Janardhan - in Andhra Pradesh.</p>
<p>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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />The apex court March 22 suspended the mining operations of Reddy brothers - Karunakara, Somashekhar and Janardhan - in Andhra Pradesh.</p>