Ranchi, Feb. 12 -- The Jharkhand High Court imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the then DC of Sahebganj, Ramniwas Yadav, for cancelling the mining lease of a mining operator, terming it illegal.
On Tuesday, a bench of High Court Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak Roshan gave the order. During the hearing, the court said that the Deputy Commissioner has no power to cancel the mining lease given to the petitioner before time. Still, he cancelled the mining lease.
Apart from imposing a fine of Rs 50,000 on Ramniwas Yadav, the court has given the petitioner the freedom to go to the civil court to claim damages from the respondents for stopping mining operations from 8 September 2023 till date. In this regard, a petition was fil...