Jammu, Dec 01: In WP(C) No. 2815/2024 CM No. 6862/2024 titled M/s Bhawani Brick Kiln Vs UT of J&K & Ors. after hearing the legal submissions of Parag Sharma, Advocate, a bench of HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY, JUDGE ORDERED as under:-
Petitioner though the medium of this petition has challenged a Notice dated 25.09.2024 issued by the respondent No. 3 – District Mineral Officer, Geology & Mining Department, Jammu, whereby all the Brick Kilns holders have been asked to deposit a District Mineral Foundation amount uniformly @ 30% as per Rule 11(2) of the J&K District Mineral Foundation (Composition, Contribution, Functioning, Funding and Trust) Rules 2017 and TSC @ 2% shall also be charged from PAN Card Holders and @ 20% from those not having PAN, asserting therein that the petitioner has been carrying out non- mining activity in terms of S.O. 138 dated 19.04.2021. 02.
Heard.
"Issue notice to the respondents, returnable within four weeks, subject to filing of the requisites within a week’s time.
List on 10.02.2025.
Meanwhile, subject to objections and till next date of hearing before the Bench, the impugned notice dated 25.09.2024 qua petitioner is stayed.
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