Rajesh Kumar v. State Mines Departmentors
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench; S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6547/2014; mining lease extension refused; Rule 16 Minor Mineral Concession Rules 1986; automatic extension claim negatived; lease expired 07.09.1999; no extension application filed; environment clearance not obtained; notification dated 07.05.1992 Ministry of Environment and Forest; writ petition rejected; stay application dismissed; Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand; judgment dated 04/08/2025.
What did the court decide?
It is not disputed that the mining lease expired on 07.09.1999, that the petitioner never applied for extension, and that the petitioner did not secure the environment clearance mandatorily required by the notification dated 07.05.1992 of the Ministry of Environment and Forest; consequently, the relief sought cannot be granted. ¶22