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Himachal HC slams lax action on illegal mining along Beas
Punjab Times (English Edition)
|December 05, 2025
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj has directed the state authorities to file an affidavit detailing concrete steps taken during 2024-25 to curb illegal mining.
The Bench also questioned why FIRs were not registered despite the detection of large-scale illegal transportation and why vehicles involved were neither seized nor confiscated as mandated by law, but were instead allowed to go after payment of minor penalties. The order came after the court examined an affidavit submit
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of Punjab Times (English Edition).
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