Sr. No.266

Before Notice

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

AT JAMMU

(THROUGH VIRTUAL MODE)

WP(C)No.969/2021

CM No.4011/2021

M/S HANUMAN STONE CRUSHER

…PETITIONER(S)

Through: Mr. Parag Sharma, Advocate.

Vs.

UT of J&K & Ors.

….RESPONDENT(S)

Through: Mr. F. A. Natnoo, AAG.

CORAM:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE

(ORDER)(ORAL)

04.06.2021

1.

Petitioner is a stone crushing unit owned by one Shri Sumeshwar

Rampal Mandal and is aggrieved of an order of District Mineral

Officer, Geology & Mining Department, Jammu, the respondent No.3,

issued vide his No.DMO/J/Illegal-Extraction/2021-22/490-93 dated

27^th of April, 2021, whereby a fresh penalty to the tune of

Rs.8144840.00 has been imposed. The petitioner has also sought a

direction to respondent No.1 to 3 to allow him to operate his stone

crusher in view of S.O. 60 dated 23^rd of February, 2021, whereby the

Jammu and Kashmir Stone Crushers/Hot and Wet Mixing Plants

Regulation Rules, 2021, have been promulgated.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset would submit that

the second relief prayed in the writ petition has been rendered

infructuous in view of the respondents having permi