Overview

• Justice Vishal Mishra recorded in a September 1 order that MLA Sanjay Pathak tried to call him about the matter and directed the writ to be placed before the Chief Justice for listing before another bench.
• The petition by whistleblower Ashutosh Dixit alleges large-scale illegal mining by firms linked to Pathak’s family and says the Economic Offences Wing failed to act on his January complaint.
• EOW counsel told the court the complaint was forwarded to the Principal Secretary, Mineral Department, to determine whether a cognisable offence is made out.
• The Mineral Resource Department has sought recovery of ₹443 crore for excessive mining and ₹80 crore for GST evasion from Nirmala Minerals, Anand Mining and Pacific Export, as stated in the Assembly.
• Intervention applications were filed by Nirmala Pathak and Yash Pathak linked to Nirmala Minerals, and Sanjay Pathak has not responded to requests for comment.