Authority: High Court (Justice Arjun Ray Mukherjee)

Order Date: 02 November 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Shree Satya Mines Private Limited (petitioner) vs Union of India & Anr. (respondents).
  • Dispute arises from a show‑cause notice dated 25 September 2026 issued by the Secretary, Ministry of Coal, questioning the genuineness of a performance bank guarantee of Rs 10,87,79,469 submitted on 22 July 2030 for the "Burakhap Small Patch" coal mine under a Coal Mine Development and Production Agreement dated 29 March 2023.
  • Respondents, after consulting banking authorities, found no record of such guarantee at the concerned bank and deemed it non‑genuine.
  • Petitioner replied on 21 October 2026; respondents have not yet taken a decision on the notice.
  • Petition argued the notice was issued without jurisdiction, in violation of statutory provisions, or with mala‑fide intent.
  • The Court observed that the authenticity of the guarantee is a factual dispute of private law, not amenable to writ jurisdiction, and therefore the grounds for challenge are not satisfied.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition is dismissed; no order as to costs.

Topics: Coal Mining, Bank Guarantee, Writ Petition