HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JAIPUR BENCH)
ANUROOP SINGHI
CHANDER S/O SH. KHUTTA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF RAJASTHAN – Respondent
CW / 3782 / 2026
[2026:RJ-JP:9048]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3782/2026 Chander S/o Sh. Khutta, Aged About 69 Years, Resident Of Basai Mew, Tehsil-Firojpur Jhirka, District-Mewat Nuh (Haryana).
----Petitioner Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Additional Chief Secretary, Department Of Mines And Geology, Government Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan).
2. Directorate Of Mines And Geology Rajasthan, Through The Additional Director, Mines And Geology, Kota Range, Kota (Rajasthan).
3. Department Of Mines And Geology-Bharatpur Circle, Through The Supdt. Mining Engineer Bharatpur, Situated At Khanij Bhawan, Bharatpur (Rajasthan).
4. Department Of Mines And Geology-Bharatpur, Through The Mining Engineer Bharatpur, Situated At Khanij Bhawan, Bharatpur (Rajasthan).
----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. David Mehla For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rahul Lodha, AGC HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUROOP SINGHI Order
26/02/2026
1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner assailing the impugned show cause notice dated 12.01.2026, the genesis of which is the inspection dated 07.01.2026 carried out by the respondent-authority.
2. The primary argument of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that no notice worth the name was issued to the petitioner by the respondents before carrying out the said inspection of his Mining Lease (ML) No. 445/2003 on 07.01.2026 and in absence of any notice, the said inspection cannot be relied upon by the respondents for taking any action whatsoever against the petitioner.
3. Mr. Rahul Lodha, learned AGC, appearing on behalf of respondents, at the very outset, submits that the inspection was rightly carried out considering the obtained circumstances and the consequential show cause notice dated 12.01.2025 is very much in accordance with law.
4. With respect to the inspection carried out by the respondent- authority on 07.01.2026, on being confronted with the office order dated 06.03.2025 issued by the respondent-department, learned counsel submits that the said Office Order has to be applied considering the facts obtained, and the petitioner cannot claim issuance of prior notice of inspection as a matter of right.
5. The Office Order, as issued by the Directorate, Mines And Geology Department, on 06.03.2025 reads as under:
"राज(cid:725)ान-सरकार िनदेशालय, खान एंव भूिव(cid:466)ान िवभाग खिनज भवन / KHAND BHAWAN. उदयपुर / UDAIPUR 313001 दूरभाष / PHONE 0294.2415091-95 फेস / FAX0294.2410526 कमांक : िनदे/प.6/िविध/िविवध/2025/ िदनांक- 06.03.2025 (cid:366)ेिषित-
सम(cid:721) अितौरঢ िनदेशक (खान), सम(cid:721) अधीण खिन अिभय(cid:566)ा / सम(cid:721) अधीण खिन अिभय(cid:566)ा
(सतक१ता)
सम(cid:721) खिन अिभय(cid:566)ा, / सम(cid:721) खिन अिभय(cid:566)ा (सतक१ता), सम(cid:721) सहायक खिन अिभय(cid:566)ा, / सम(cid:721) सहायक खिन अिभय(cid:566)ा
(सतक१ता)।
िवषय :- खान िनरीण करते समय खनन पਂ ेधाौरयों को सूिचत करने एवं खनन पਂेधारी / अवैध खननकता१ को सुनवाई का अवसर िदए जाने, नैसिग१क (cid:586)ाय के िस(cid:544)ा(cid:566) की
पालना बाबत्।
ঋायः यह देखा गया है िक िवभाग के अिधकाौरयों (cid:554)ारा खनन पਂों
का िनरीण करने से पूव१ पਂाधारी को िनरीण की ितिथ / सूचना से अवगत कराऐ िबना ही खानों का िनरीण कर िदया जाता है। नैसिग१क (cid:586)ाय के िस(cid:544)ांतों की पालना म७ खनन पਂाधारीयों को सुनवाई का अवसर िदया जाना चािहऐ।
खनन पਂाधारी के खान िनरीण करने से पूव१ िनरीण का नोिटस तामील कराया जाना सुिनि(cid:686)त कर७ तथा खनन पਂे का यथा संभव खनन पਂाधारी / ঋितिनिध की उप्(cid:725)ित म७ ही खानों का िनरीण िकया जाएँ तथा िनरीण उपरा(cid:566) पਂाधारी को िविधक नोिटस जारी करते समय िनरीण ौरपोट१ की ঋित उपल(cid:617) कराव७।
पਂाधारी से जवाब ঋा(cid:593) होने के उपरांत संबंिधत अिधकाौरयों
(cid:554)ारा केवल यह िलखा जाता है िक जवाब अमा(cid:586) है / अस(cid:566)ोषঋद है, जो उिचत नहीं है। अतः समुिचत त(cid:538)ों को शािमल करते ॽए कारण सिहत (cid:729)ीिकंग आदेश संबंिधत अिधकारी जारी कर७। इसी ঋकार समुिचत अवसर देने के उपरांत भी पਂाधारी से जवाब ঋा(cid:593) नहीं होने की ्(cid:725)ित म७ उঢानुसार त(cid:538)ों सिहत (cid:729)ीिकंग आदेश जारी कर७।
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