Gujarat High Court Allows Revision Application, Discharges Applicant in Illegal Mining Case Due to Lack of Valid Authorization for Cognizance Under MMDR Act. The court held that in the absence of valid authorization, the Special Judge could not take cognizance of offences under Sections 4, 12, 22, 23 of MMDR Act, 1957, and Rules 3, 21 of GMPIMTS Rules, 2017, but the trial for IPC offences under Section 379/114 IPC may continue.
24 Feb 2026The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Harendra Chamnlal Mehta challenging an order dated 27.02.2024 passed by the learned Special...




