M/S Ganpati Traders Thru. Proprietor Sachin Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Special Secy. Deptt. of Geology and Mining Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, interim order dated 9.4.2025 in WRIT - C No. 2003 of 2025, M/s Ganpati Traders (proprietor Sachin Kumar) v. State of U.P. (Deptt. of Geology and Mining) and another; counsel Shishir Chandra for petitioner, C.S.C. for respondents; bench Rajan Roy and Om Prakash Shukla, JJ. Subject-matter: mining lease/L.O.I., unexecuted lease deed, mining during 25.02.2019-22.03.2019, withdrawal letter dated 14.03.2019, royalty recovery of Rs. 28,00,000/- under challenge to District Magistrate, Maharajganj order dated 21.09.2023; referability to Rule 59(2), U.P. Minor Mineral (Concession) Rules, 2021 raised but undecided; conditional stay of recovery on furnishing Bank Guarantee within 15 days; pleadings within six weeks; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Conditional interim relief: no recovery in pursuance of the impugned orders provided the petitioner submits a Bank Guarantee of Rs. 28,00,000/- before opposite party no. 2 within 15 days; pleadings to be exchanged between the parties within six weeks; case to be put up after six weeks. Petition otherwise pending, not finally decided.