Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will resume its hearing of the Goa Mining case on Tuesday, with counsel for the Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) Adv ADN Rao continuing his submissions and arguments before the three-member Bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik. The case which began daily hearings on Tuesday last …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it appeared from reports that rampant illegal iron ore mining in Goa was permitted in the vicinity of national parks and sanctuaries with bureaucracy adopting a ‘how to circumvent the law’ approach. After hearing amicus curiae A D N Rao on the …
Goa Foundation pitches for cap, regulatory system The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear all petitions pertaining to mining in Goa jointly, including those challenging the Goa Government and Central Government orders banning mining. On Tuesday, when the Court took up the matter for hearing, it began hearing only …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Wednesday in its preliminary arguments told the Supreme Court that no mining operations can resume in Goa unless irregularities are rectified. Amicus curie ADN Rao told a bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik that mining companies in Goa have violated rules and regulations in …
Development comes in the wake of a spurt in illegal mining cases despite a slew of measures by the Centre and the states Mineral rich states have been asked to expedite formation of empowered panels on the pattern of an inter-ministerial committee at Centre to check the menace of illegal …
Penal clauses have to be ratified by court, says official. The cancellation of 51 ‘C’ category mining leases in the three districts of Chitradurga, Tumkur and Bellary appears to be nothing more than a moral victory as all the mining companies will be walking away without paying a penalty or …
The Supreme Court has asked the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to submit a report in six weeks on an application that alleged a Rs. 8,000-crore loss in revenue to Odisha and Chhattisgarh due to mining lease violations by big companies. After hearing senior counsel Ajit Sinha and counsel Harish Kumar …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered how the ministry of environment and forests could grant environment clearance to so many iron ore mines in a small state like Goa, many of which were near forests. The court had stayed mining activities in the state in October last year. Commencing final …
BANGALORE: Few days after Karnataka cancelled 51 iron ore mining leases under category C, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the government soon would decide on auctioning these leases. Abiding by a Supreme Court directive, the department of commerce and industries (mines) issued notification last week cancelling 51 iron ore …
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the CBI to file FIRs, without the Karnataka government's consent, against government officials and exporters who indulged in the illegal export of iron ore. A special forest bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik said: “We make it clear that restriction …
The state government will be filing a status report before the Supreme Court on September 17 Even as the industry expects Supreme Court to lift the interim ban on mining exports, the state mines and geology department is yet to take several initiatives suggested by the apex court's Central Empowered …
Bangalore: Call it an irony or simply the absurd ways of our political system. M Shamim Banu, the retired IAS officer who was arrested, was part of a highlevel committee to review the report of the Lokayukta on illegal mining in 2011. Banu was part of the committee comprising four …
A four-member Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal, headed by Justice S N Hussain on Thursday refused to issue notices or summons to two former chief ministers Digambar Kamat and Pratapsing Rane for damages caused by illegal and unauthorised iron ore mining in the state. It was adjudicating on …
SC Greenlights 26,000-Cr Plan Mumbai: Wildlife activists said the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) project, which received clearance from the apex court last week, should not “disrupt movement of animals” in sanctuaries. Campaigners feel that the railway network, which will cut through Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and Tungareshwar sanctuary, …
With an eye to a crucial hearing in the Supreme Court later this month, the Goa government has made its first move to prosecute those indicted in a Rs.35,000 crore illegal mining scam in the state. The first information report (FIR) comes after months of going slow in the illegal …
In a major move that would send out a message to the mining industry in Goa, the State government is reportedly mulling lifting the suspension order on all mining leases it had issued on September 9 last year in the aftermath of the tabling in Parliament of the Shah Commission …
The state government finally filed a complaint regarding illegal mining before the Lokayukta. The complaint seeks recovery of losses and investigations into related civil issues. The Lokayukta has also been asked to affix civil liability on those involved in the illegal mining scam. Goa Lokayukta secretary Methew Samuel confirmed receiving …
E-auction launch in the state has been delayed amid pending written consent from the CEC The Odisha government will have its next meeting with the Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) in August to have the final round of negotiations on rolling out the proposed e-auction in the state …
While Uttarakhand counts the cost of the floods and landslides caused by rains, scientists claim that it was a man-made catastrophe caused by mining and encroachments in the flood zone of the rivers. The foundation for a similar disaster is being laid in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, where illegal …
Only 10-12 mines out of 117 have actually started operations after SC lifted ban After the Supreme Court allowed category A & B mines to resume operations in Karnataka three months ago, only 10-12 mines out of 117 have actually started operations. Apart from procedural delays, most miners are hobbled …
