1 D.B.Civil Writ Petition (PIL) No.5527/2004 Villagers of Garh Ajan Tehsil Kaman Distt.Bharatpur & ors. V/s State of Rajasthan & ors. 3.5.2010 Hon'ble the Chief Justice Mr.Jagdish Bhalla Hon'ble Mr.Justice M.N.Bhandari Mr.M.Iqbal Khan for the petitioners. Mr.Akhil Simlot ) Mr.I.R.Saini,Addl.Advocate General)-for respondents This public interest litigation has been filed with the following prayers:- “1. The non-petitioners No.1 to 3 may be directed to stop the unauthorized mining work doing by non-petitioners No.4 to 11 or in the alternative, it may be directed that any mining activity over the said area by non-petitioners No.4 to 11 should be stopped forthwith. 2. The non-petitioners No.1 to 3 may be directed not to grant in future any mining lease, license etc. in the area of said hill of/Gair Mumkin Pahad of Ghar Ajan or in any other Charagaha of land of village Ghar Ajan.” While hearing this petition, directions were given to the respondents from time to time to see that illegal mining is stopped. Pursuant to the directions, initially reply-affidavit was filed by the Mining Engineer concerned and thereafter, affidavit was filed by the Addl. Director (Mines). However, this Court was not satisfied with the steps taken and thus, direction was given for filing of 2 the affidavit by the District Administration. Pursuant to the directions, additional affidavit is filed by the District Administration showing necessary action to stop illegal mining. A joint campaign was also started, which was conducted between 1.8.2009 to 15.9.2009. In view of the action taken, not only police chowki has been established in the area concerned to stop illegal mining, but at present, no illegal mining is going-on. The learned counsel for the petitioners shows satisfaction regarding the action taken by the respondents and states that presently, no illegal mining is going on in the area concerned, but to take care for future, necessary directions may be given. The learned Addl.Advocate General submits that illegal mining has been stopped completely and the State undertakes to keep the aforesaid in future also. A police chowki has been established to monitor and see that in future, no illegal mining takes place in the area concerned. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and the factual position, which has come now, the cause for which the writ petition was filed, is served in view of the stoppage of illegal mining in the area concerned and thus, this writ petition has become infructuous, more so when the learned Addl.Advocate General assured this Court that in future also, illegal mining in the area concerned would not be permitted and necessary care would be taken by the officers of the Mining Department as well as police authorities. 3 This writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the aforesaid observations and assurance given by the learned Addl.Advocate General. (M.N.Bhandari)J. (Jagdish Bhalla)C.J. Parmar