JSW moves Rajasthan HC to stay mine auction

The auction was finally won by Ambuja Cement, a subsidiary of Swiss giant Lafarge-Holcim and party to JSW's suit

The Rajasthan High Court has stayed any further action on a limestone mine allotment after the Sajjan Jindal-owned JSW Cement sued the state government over an allegedly botched auction.

According to documents filed by the firm, JSW Cement had participated in the auction of a limestone block at Nagaur on September 26 but, due to a technical glitch at MSTC Limited’s server, was unable to submit its bid. Hence, according to the documents, JSW immediately informed MSTC about the server not accepting its bid, and also sent an email to MSTC and Rajasthan mining department giving details of