Sunil Ambwani, J.

1. By this writ petition filed in public interest for protection of environment, the petitioner, a public spirited person and permanent resident of District Barmer, residing in the City of Jodhpur for last 12 years, engaged in the occupation of Journalist with the degrees of MA (Journalism) and LL.B., practicing as an Advocate, with several studies and articles concerning environment and sustainable development, has prayed for directions to declare the Rules 37-P to 37-U inserted vide the Notification dated 19.6.2012, under the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986, as illegal, without jurisdiction and ultra vires the Notification issued by the Central Government under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. The petitioner has also prayed for declaring all the actions taken in pursuance to the amended Rules vide Notification dated 19.6.2012 as well as advertisements dated 26.10.2012, 16.11.2012 and 30.11.2012 and the approval of Environment Management Plans (EMPs) by the respondents-authorities, after formation of cluster of mines, to be illegal and to quash the same. He has also prayed for declaring the r