Tata Steel gets Rs 1,755 crore demand notice from Jharkhand mining office over alleged excess coal extraction

Tata Steel Limited has received a demand notice of Rs1,755.10 crore (about $189 million) from the District Mining Office in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, the company said in a regulatory filing on Saturday.

The notice pertains to alleged excess extraction of coal from its West Bokaro Colliery between FY2000-01 and FY2006-07.

According to the statement issued to stock exchanges, the notice, dated March 30, 2026, was received by the company on April 3. It alleges that Tata Steel extracted approximately 1,62,40,399 metric tonnes of mineral coal beyond permissible limits during the specified period.


The demand has been raised based on grounds similar to those cited by the Supreme Court in the Common Cause vs. Union of India case (Writ Petition No. 114 of 2014), which dealt with issues of illegal mining and excess production, the company added.

Tata Steel said it does not agree with the basis of the demand and has contested the allegations. “The management believes that the demand lacks justification and substantive basis,” the company said in its filing.

The steelmaker added that it will pursue appropriate legal remedies against the notice. It plans to challenge the demand before relevant judicial or quasi-judicial forums.

The disclosure was made in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) Regulations, 2015.