Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding illegal rat hole mines in Meghalaya, 08/02/2019
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/02/2019 regarding illegal coal mines in Meghalaya.
SC orders notice to be issued to the mine owner of the illegal rat hole mine which had collapsed and trapped 14 miners in East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya. Further Court directs the State of Meghalaya as well as Coal India Ltd. to give particulars of illegal mines operating in the area.