HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1033/2020 Malchand Meena S/o Shri Jagannath Meena ----Petitioner Versus The Chief Secretary ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. M.M. Ranjan, Sr.Adv. with Mr. Rajat Ranjan &

Mr. Yashvardhan Tolani For Respondent(s) : Mr. Samee Khan, AAAG Ms. Sunita Meena, AGC Mr. Manoj Sharma, AAG Mr. Sankalp Vijay, AAAG with Mr. Rohit Tiwari, AGC Mr. Ashvini Raj Tanwar for Mr. Akhil Simlote HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SANGEETA SHARMA

Order

21/01/2026

1. The affidavit has been filed by one Mr. Kapil Chandrawal, working as Deputy Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Zoo, Depart- ment of Forest, Jaipur, Rajasthan, who states that there is no min- ing operation being carried out in the notified Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) in Villages Gunawata and Labana and only lease operating mining is being done in Village Gunawata with the permission out-

side the notified Eco Sensitive Zone area.

2. He has placed on record photographs which reflect that there is a crusher at Labana and the Mining Pit-2 at Gunawata, while there is another Mining Pit-1 at Gunawata and a Crusher, however, t