JUDGMENT

Ajay Tewari, J. - This petition has been filed against the order dated 28.08.2020 (Annexure P-18) passed by the Appellate Authority-cumPrincipal Secretary to Government Haryana partly allowing an appeal filed by the petitioner-Company.

2. The brief facts are that the petitioner was granted a lease for mining of stone from Kalyana Plot No.2 of District Bhiwani (now District Charkhi Dadri) for a period of 12 years w.e.f. 11.04.2016. The lease was terminated by the Director General Mines and Geology Department, Haryana on 06.05.2019 for non-payment of contract money and other dues. Those dues related to payment of dead rent as well as dues even for operational period despite notices. Initially by an order dated 22.02.2018 the Assistant Mining Engineer, Charkhi Dadri suspended the mining operation as per provisions of Rule 56 (7) (ii) of the State Rules, 2012. The petitioner approached the Director and as per the Rule submitted 50% of the dues with an undertaking to deposit the remaining 50% dues within 3 months along with the concurrent dues with interest and on this the Director vide order dated 20.03.2018 revoked the suspension order. However, for not depositing the dues as p