India, May 18 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on May 14, 2026 directed senior officials from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to appear personally before the court with detailed affidavits on steps taken to rein in illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary.

Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; the Principal Secretary, Department of Mining and Geology; the Principal Secretary, Finance Department; the Principal Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department and the Principal Secretary, Transport and Road Safety Department, Rajasthan to remain personally present before the court on the next date of hearing, May 20, 2026.

The officers were asked to fi...