HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8723/2026 Likhma Ram Jat S/o Multan Ram Jat, Aged About 56 Years, R/o Jajiwal Jakhron Ki Dhani, District Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

----Petitioner Versus

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

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

3. The Superintending Mining Engineer, Jodhpur Circle, Department Of Mines And Geology,jodhpur.

4. The Mining Engineer, Department Of Mines And Geology, Sojat City, Pali.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Reddy Amar for Mr. Himanshu Choudhary For Respondent(s) : Mr. Lalit Pareek HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT

Order

22/04/2026

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a mining lease holder and undertaking the mining activities strictly in accordance with law, however, in the year 2021 a show cause notice was issued against the petitioner on a false complaint and penalty was imposed upon the petitioner in violation of principles of natural justice.

2. It is stated that even the respondent-authorities have