Case Details

  • Case Name: State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs Brijmohan Sapoot Kala Sanskruti Sewa Sansthan
  • Petition No.: Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 10370/2026
  • Court: Supreme Court of India
  • Reference: Impugned final judgment and order dated 20-01-2026 in DBCWP(PIL) No. 3547/2025 (High Court, Rajasthan)
  • Date of Order: 27-05-2026
  • Period of dispute: Not specified; relates to mining lease and LOI cancellation.

Parties Involved

  • Petitioner: State of Rajasthan & Ors.
  • Respondent: Brijmohan Sapoot Kala Sanskruti Sewa Sansthan
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Dr. Manish Singhvi (Sr. Adv.), Apurv Singhvi, Shalini Haldar, Jitesh Saluja, D. K. Devesh, R. Venkataramani, Vikramjeet Banerjee, Shiv Mangal Sharma, Saurabh Rajpal, Arushi Rathore, Sajal Jain, Ravinder Kumar Yadav, Rajiv Shakdher, Vinayak Sharma, Karan Khetani, Yashvardhan Shah, Kritika Yadav, Amit Sibal, Ashok Kumar Jain, Pankaj Jain, Abhishek Jain, Aritra Basu, Meenakshi Jain, Bijoy Kumar Jain, Amit Kasera, etc.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Balbir Singh (Sr. Adv.), Aman Jha, Pratap Thakur, Naman Tandon, Vratika Thakur, Rishi Tutu, Kshitij Mayank, Srijan Sahu, etc.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

Issues / Allegations / Violations

  • The High Court order directed cancellation of letters of intent (LOI) issued in favour of the petitioner.
  • The petitioner seeks to maintain the status‑quo on those LOIs pending further hearing.
  • Mining operations were being carried out by mining lease holders and LOI holders, which the petitioner contends should be halted.

Findings & Observations

  • The Supreme Court clarified that the status‑quo with regard to the letters of intent shall be maintained until the next date of hearing.
  • No substantive factual findings were recorded; the Court focused on granting procedural relief.

Penalties / Settlements / Directions

  • Mining operations shall not be carried on by the mining lease holders as well as by the LOI holders.
  • The status‑quo on the letters of intent shall be maintained.
  • Permission to file the special leave petition is granted.
  • Delay in filing is condoned.
  • Notice to be issued.

Corrective Actions & Future Obligations

  • Parties must comply with the prohibition on mining activities.
  • The special leave petitions are to be re‑listed for hearing in the week commencing 20 July 2026.

Final Ruling & Enforcement

  • Permission to file SLP granted; delay condoned; notice issued.
  • The Court’s directions are enforceable immediately, with compliance required pending the next hearing date.