M/S K S STONE CRUSHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

146 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-12987-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 4th May 2026 M/S. K.S. STONE CRUSHER …….Petitioner(s) V/s. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ......Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present: Mr. Mansur Ali, Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. Vaibhav Garg, Advocate, and Ms. Shallu, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Samdisha Kaur, AAG, Punjab. **** ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral) 1. Controversy raised in the present writ petition stands finally adjudicated by this Court in CWP-22658-2025, titled as M/s Kahlon Stone Crusher vs. State of Punjab and others, decided on 11.12.2025. The observations made by this Court in para No.10 is reproduced herein after:- “10. In view of the analysis and discussions, aforesaid, we allow all the writ petitions and consequently the demand notices as well as the orders passed in appeals, which are impugned in respective writ petitions, are quashed. The State of Punjab shall, however, be at liberty to proceed against the petitioners by scrupulously following the procedure laid down for determination of royalty either for violation of Rules, 2013 or Crusher P