JUDGMENT

The petitioner has been conducting quarrying operations since 2008 on the basis of valid quarrying permits issued. The quarrying operations got exhausted by 30.05.2022, namely, the date of expiry of the Environmental Clearance. Ext.P2 demand notice was issued to the petitioner alleging excess excavation within the permitted area. The same was challenged and ultimately got settled in the Adalat Scheme of the Government, vide Ext.P3. A revised notice was issued vide Ext.P4 and the petitioner remitted the entire dues, as could be seen from Exts.P5 and P6. A final quarry closure plan was submitted vide Ext.P7 on 27.11.2024 in respect of the area covered by Ext.P1 permit. Much later, the 1^st respondent issued the impugned Ext.P8 communication insisting for a fresh survey based on the Drone LiDAR method, introduced vide Ext.P9 Government Order (S.R.O. No.161/2025) issued on 14.02.2025. The short point canvassed by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the G.O issued on 14