Tata Steel files petition against ₹19 billion mining penalty in India

Published 08/08/2025, 16:02
Tata Steel files petition against ₹19 billion mining penalty in India

CUTTACK, INDIA - Tata Steel (NSE:TISC) Limited (NSE:TATASTEEL) has filed a writ petition with the Orissa High Court seeking to quash a ₹19.03 billion ($2.3 billion) demand notice issued by state mining authorities, according to a company statement released today.

The petition challenges a July 3 demand letter from the Deputy Director of Mines in Jajpur, which claims Tata Steel failed to meet required mineral dispatch volumes from its Sukinda Chromite Block during the fourth year of its Mine Development and Production Agreement covering July 2023 through July 2024.

According to the regulatory filing, authorities allege Tata Steel violated Rule 12-A of the Minerals Concession Rules, 2016. The demand includes the sale value of the allegedly short-dispatched minerals and appropriation of performance security.

The mining authorities based their revised assessment on the average sale price notified by the Indian Bureau of Mines, the company stated.

The writ petition filed with the Orissa High Court in Cuttack names the State of Odisha, Union of India (Ministry of Mines), Director of Mines in Odisha, and Deputy Director of Mines in Odisha as respondents.

Tata Steel disclosed this information in compliance with regulations of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The company had previously informed investors about the demand letter in a July 4 disclosure.

The information was released as part of Tata Steel’s regulatory disclosure requirements under the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s listing regulations.

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