ASHAPURA MINECHEM LTD vs INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES THR MINSTRY AND ORS

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WP-4160-2024.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4160 OF 2024 Ashapura Minechem Ltd. ) 287, D.N. Road, Jeevan Udyog Building ) Fort, Mumbai – 400 001 ) ...Petitioner Versus 1. Indian Bureau of Mines through ) Ministry of Mines. ) Goa Regional Office, ) Central PWD Quarters, IBM Colony, ) New National Highway, Fatorda PO, ) Opp Old RTO Office, Borda, ) Margao, Goa 403602. 2. Directorate of Geology and Mining ) Through Government of Maharashtra) Khanji Bhavan, 27, Shivaji Nagar, ) Cement Road, Nagpur- 440010 ) 3. Ministry of Ports and Mining ) Through Government of Maharashtra) Mantralaya, Mumbai 400032 ) 4. Industries, Energy & Labour ) Department, ) through the Government of ) Maharashtra ) Hutatama Rajguru Chowk, ) Madam Kama Marg, Mantralaya ) Mumbai 400032 ) ...Respondents ------------------- Mr. Harsh Meghani a/w. Mr. Ashish Parwani a/w. Mr. Dikshet Mehra and Mr. Shubham Page 1 of 73 WP-4160-2024.docx Mithilesh Challa i/by Rajani Associates for the Petitioner. Ms. Anjali N. Helekar a/w. Ms. Anu C. Kaladharan for Respondent Nos.1 to 5. Ms. S.D. Vyas, Addl. G.P. a/w Ms. T.J. Karpe, AGP for Respondent-State. ------------------- CORAM : G. S. KULKARNI & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. RESERVED ON : 5 MARCH 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 6 JUNE 2025 JUDGMENT [PER: ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] Any State Largess is rooted in the foundation of “trusteeship, which is premised on need and not on the individual greed.* 1. This is a Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the following reliefs which reads thus. “(a) That this Hon’ble Court be pleased to declare that Section 4-A(4) of the Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 as amended with effect from 28.3.2021 does not apply to leases exec