1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR O R D E R M/s Mewar Marble Associates Vs. State of Rajasthan and Others. S.B.Civil Writ Petition No. 3161/08 ......... Date of Order : 29/05/2008 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.R.PANWAR BY THE COURT Mr. B.M.Bohra for the petitioner. By an application being I.A. No.6751/08 the petitioner seeks to take on record the document Annex.7. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the application is allowed and the document Annex.7 dated 20.5.2008 is taken on record. By the instant writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to issue a fresh Notice Inviting Tender (NIT for short) so as to enable the public at large to participate in the matter of awarding the excess royalty/ royalty collection contract 2 for Doongarpur and Simalwara Tehsils by including those mining lease areas which were earlier closed due to ban but now have become operative due to lifting of ban by order dated 5.2.2008 Annex.5. In response to a notice Annex.6 sent by the petitioner through his counsel, the respondent Director, Mines and Geology Department, Udaipur by a communication Annex.7 dated 20.5.2008 has communicated to the Principal Secretary to the Government, Mines and Petroleum Department, Govt. of Rajasthan, Jaipur that an offer in respect of collection of royalty contract to the tune of Rs. 3,65,00,000/- has been given by the petitioner M/s Mewar Marbles Associates, Udaipur and prepared to deposit the FDR in order to reserve its offer. Therefore, the Director, Mines and Geology requested the State Govt. keeping in view the larger interest of the State more particularly to increase revenue to reconsider the issue of fresh royalty collection contract and notice inviting tender and sought permission for fresh notice inviting tender. In view of the subsequent development and keeping in view the order of the Director, Mines and Geology dated 20.5.2008 Annex.7 referred herein above, in my view, it would be more appropriate for the respondent State to act in 3 accordance with the communication dated 20.5.2008 so as to fetch more revenue in royalty collection in the areas referred herein above. With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. (H.R.PANWAR), J. rp 4 S.B.Civil Misc. Stay Petition No. 5774/2008 IN S.B.Civil Writ Petition No. 3161/2008 ......... Date of Order : 29/05/2008 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.R.PANWAR Mr. B.M.Bohra for the petitioner. Since the writ petition itself has been disposed of, the stay petition also stands disposed of. (H.R.PANWAR), J. rp