Jaipur, Jan. 28 -- Rajasthan-based activists on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against alleged rapid illegal mining in several parts of the Aravalli Hills in Rajasthan, despite a clear direction from the apex court on May 9, 2024, strictly prohibiting such activities. The petition seeks urgent Supreme Court intervention over mining activities that began on January 16, 2026, by M/s Ojaswi Marbles & Granites Pvt Ltd on 149 hectares of forest land in villages Dipas, Ramliyawas and Ghata Ganwar, tehsil Neem ka Thana, Sikar district, Rajasthan. Activists note the site forms part of the Aravalli hills and lies less than 2km from Baleshwar Conservation Reserve, fitting the Forest Survey of India's 2010 criteria for the range. "The area where mining-related activities have commenced comes clearly within the criteria used to delineate Aravalli hills/ ranges as per the Report of Forest Survey of India dated 25.08.2010." It adds that the activities violate a May 9, 2024, court order barring mining in the Aravallis without apex court nod. Commenting on the matter, one of the petitioners, Kailash Meena, said, "Even after the SC orders, mining continues in the Aravalli region in stark violation of the laws of our land. Without taking any permission from the court on land which is clearly 'Aravalli' as defined by the 2010 FSI report. We have provided geo-tagged images taken by villagers on the ground that clearly showed the clearing of land happening in broad daylight. The mining area is located merely 2 km from the boundary of Baleshwar Conservation Reserve."...