1
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL/CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Writ Petition(Civil)No.720/2023
DRUK FUELS LIMITED Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA & ORS. Respondent(s)
WITH
W.P.(C) No.748/2023, W.P.(C) No. 897/2023 & W.P.(C) No. 1229/2023
WITH
CIVIL APPEAL NO.13069/2024 (@SLP(C) No. 15310/2023)
AND
CIVIL APPEAL NOS.13070-71/2024 (@SLP(C) Nos. 17238-17239/2023 (XIV)
O R D E R
1. Leave granted in all the Special Leave Petitions.
2. There are some writ petitions also which need to be disposed
of along with these appeals.
3. The appellants/writ petitioners are aggrieved by the judgment
dated 13.07.2023 passed by a Full Bench of the High Court of
Meghalaya, which upheld the orders issued by the Deputy
Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills District on 07.07.2023 regarding
the demolition of the coke plants constructed by the appellants. In
the connected writ petitions also, somewhat similar relief has been
sought.
4. In sum and substance, the issue that fell for consideration
before the High Court was the implementation of the recommendations
made by a Committee headed by a former Judge of the High Court. The
2
said Committee was constituted, pursuant to the directions issued
in PIL jurisdiction to investigate the illegal mining in the State
of Meghalaya and to determine the legality of the coke plants...