1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR JUDGEMENT D.B. Civil Writ Petition(PIL) No.8515/07 Ramesh Chand Sharma vs. State of Raj. & Ors. Date of Order :: 11th August, 2008 PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. NARAYAN ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Dr. S.K. Tiwari with Mr. P.S. Sharma for the petitioner Mr. S.S. Sharma, Government Counsel for State. Mr. Tej Prakash Sharma ) Mr. J.K. Yogi ) Mr. A.K. Pareek) for the respondents Heard counsel for the parties. The basic grievance of the writ petitioner in this PIL application is that the respondents are granting mining leases to the individuals which fall in the catchment area of Mamchari Dam, Karauli and in case the mining operations are allowed to continue in the catchment area of the Dam, damage would be caused to the Dam causing much inconvenience and loss to the public at large. The entire facts are not before us to take a decision as to whether mining leases are granted, particularly in the catchment area of the Dam. At this juncture, therefore, it would not be appropriate / proper for this Court to issue any direction. In our view, the matter may be examined threshold at the level of the authorities. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submit that he may be given liberty to approach the Chief Secretary of the Government of Rajasthan by filing a representation alleging therein mass 2 scale irregularities committed by the Mines and Irrigation Department in granting mining leases to the individuals in the catchment area of the Dam in question. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner appears to be quite plausible. In this view of the matter, if so advised, the writ petitioner may represent his case before the Chief Secretary of the State of Rajasthan ventilating his grievances and by taking all the pleas which have been taken in this PIL application, which should be considered and disposed of by a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of filing of the representation. The interim order, if any, however shall continue till disposal of the representation filed by the writ-petitioner. With these observations, this PIL application is dismissed. (Mohammad Rafiq),J. (Narayan Roy), C.J. ravi/-