Background
On April 3, 2026, Tata Steel Limited received a Demand Notice dated March 30, 2026, from the District Mining Office, Ramgarh, Jharkhand, demanding an aggregate amount of ₹1,755,10,54,029 (approximately ₹1,755 crore). The demand alleged excess extraction of approximately 1,62,40,399 MT (16.24 million MT) of mineral coal from the Company's West Bokaro Colliery beyond permissible limits during the period FY 2000-01 to FY 2006-07.
The demand notice was issued based on grounds similar to those noted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of 'Common Cause vs. Union of India' (WPC No. 114 of 2014).
The Company considered the demand to lack justification and substantive basis, and on April 24, 2026, filed a Revision Application bearing No. 101 of 2026 before the Hon'ble Revisional Authority, Ministry of Coal, Government of India, New Delhi. The respondents in this matter were the State of Jharkhand (through its Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology) and the District Mining Officer, Ramgarh, Jharkhand.
Current Development
The Hon'ble Revisional Authority heard the Revision Application on August 20, 2026. On August 24, 2026, the Company received the copy of the Order passed by the Hon'ble Revisional Authority.
The Order includes the following directions:
- The Revision Application filed by Tata Steel Limited has been admitted for consideration
- The respondents are directed not to take any coercive steps against the Company pursuant to the impugned demand notices/letters during the pendency of the present Revision Application