1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 2003 of 2010 ( Shri Nilkant Bisan Mangare ..vs.. State of Maharashtra and others ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM:- D.D. SINHA & F.M. REIS, JJ. DATED :- 3 rd MAY, 2010 1. Heard Shri M.A. Bapat, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Smt. B.H. Dangre, learned Additional Government Pleader for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. 2. Writ Petition is directed against the communication dated 20th March, 2010, whereby the petitioner was directed to stop his mining activity because the minor minerals, which are being extracted by the petitioner are mixed with another minor minerals. It is brought to the notice of this Court that some quantity of extracted minor minerals have been sent to the Director of Geology and Mining, Nagpur for necessary analysis, in order to find out the nature of minor minerals. 3. The learned Additional Government Pleader has submitted that since the process of analysis is over, necessary steps in respect of the impugned communication would be taken by the competent authority. 4. In view of the above referred facts, it appears the stoppage of mining work is because of the process of analysis is going on. 2 However, in view of the statement made by the learned Additional Government Pleader, it is evident that once the process of analysis is over, the competent authority would take necessary steps in respect of the issue involved. 5. We expect the Director of Geology and Mining, Nagpur to complete the process of analysis within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this order. The learned Additional Government Pleader has already made a statement that on the basis of the result of analysis, appropriate decision in respect of the impugned communication would be taken. Once such decision is taken, the impugned communication will automatically loose its efficacy. 6. Hence, Writ Petition is disposed of. 7. Steno copy of this order be supplied to the parties as per rules. JUDGE JUDGE adgokar