Hon'ble TRIVEDI, J.—In the writ petitions, the petitioners have prayed for declaring Section 29 of the Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act of 1953') ultra vires the Constitution of India being violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 300 A of the Constitution of India. Prayer has also been made to quash the notification dated 13.11.2009 and to direct the respondents not to interfere in the mining operation of the petitioner in the mining lease.

2. Facts are being noted from Civil Writ Petition No. 224/2010. Petitioner has submitted that mining lease had been granted in area one hectare for a period of twenty years w.e.f. 6.9.2000 in Village Angrawali, Tehsil Kaman, District Bharatpur. The petitioner had started working in the mining lease and has deployed machines including pock land, JCB, dumpers etc. Much investment has been made and 20 employees were also employed and in addition thereto, more than 30 labourers are working in the mining area and he has also set up huge establishment to carry out mining activities. The State Government under the pressure of some Saints and Sadhus vide order dated 27.1.2005, has closed the mining activities in 500 metr

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