HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15658/2025 Smt. Kamla Devi W/o Late Sh Gopalram, Aged About 53 Years, R/o Village Lodsar, Tehsil Ladnun, District Kuchaman-Didwana (Rajasthan)

----Petitioner Versus

1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Department Of Mines And Geology, Government Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan

2. The Director, Department Of Mines And Geology, District Udaipur, Rajasthan

3. The Additional Director, Department Of Mines And Geology, Jaipur, Rajasthan

4. The Superintendent Mining Engineer, Ajmer Circle, Department Of Mines And Geology, Ajmer, Rajasthan.

5. The Mining Engineer, Department Of Mines And Geology, Makrana, Rajasthan.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ankit Somani For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mahaveer Bishnoi, AAG Mr. Gourav Bishnoi HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT

Order

24/03/2026

1. Present writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated 22.03.2024 (Annexure-8) issued by the respondent department, whereby penalty of ₹18,94,250 has been imposed upon the petitioner on the ground of alleged illegal mining.

2. While elucidating the facts of the present case, learned counsel for petitioner submits that