Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Uttar Pradesh & Others Vs Gaurav Kumar & Others dated 08/05/2025. The bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra categorically stated that the Supreme Court "upholds the law and the regulations governing sand mining, demanding zero …
The Madras High Court has given two weeks to the Central and State governments to file a detailed statistical report on river sand mining in the State and the transactions of sand miners. A Division Bench comprising Justices M.M.Sundresh and R.Mahadevan ordered the notice. In a PIL, K.Kumar of Walajahpet …
VELLORE: After sand-mafia allegedly assaulted and injured a college student on Saturday for protesting the mining of sand in the Palar riverbed, villagers gathered in front of the Vellore Collectorate on Saturday night and staged a protest which went on till the wee hours of Sunday. “The Revenue and PWD …
Activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh, including women of the Rai-Kundli area, today took out a ‘Moosal Yatra’ (march with big sticks) from Khurrampur on the Yamuna bank to Kundli to protest against sand mining in the region and an amendment in the new land acquisition act through an ordinance. …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat government has placed before the court the amended rules for the mining activities in the state as per its undertaking given to the court last year. Though the government was expected to come out with the rules for sand mining, it has included other mining activities in the …
In order to check illegal mining in different parts of the state, the government on Thursday decided to formulate a scientific policy in the next two weeks. The decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting of top officials from different government departments in the state capital. Briefing …
Members of the Palar Protection Coordination Committee, Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts took out a rally from Murugan Temple in Kagitha Pattarai to the Collectorate here and staged a demonstration demanding among things serious steps to protect the river from pollution and indiscriminate sand mining. The demonstrators raised slogans demanding the …
Fort Kochi Sub Collector S. Suhas on Wednesday made a surprise inspection to a sand mining site operating near Chottanikkara and directed its immediate shutdown. The visit, held in the morning, revealed that the quarry operator had carried out illegal mining in over one acre. The quarry was being operated …
Navi Mumbai: Environmentalist Sumaira Abdulali of the NGO Awaaz Foundation has written to the chief minister's office about the rampant illegal sand mining operations taking place in Raigad areas such as Mahad creek, despite a directive issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) last year on this subject. Abdulali said …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered the creation of a committee to look into the extent of damage caused by illegal mining activities on the Yamuna riverbed from Noida to Faridabad. The NGT issued its instruction at a hearing on a petition by Noida-based NGO, Noida Lok Manch. …
Cracking the whip against illegal sand mining, the district police have booked 55 cases in one month and have seized sand worth Rs 1.88 lakh. Replying to media queries, SP Abhinav Khare said that in January alone, a total of 64 vehicles were seized in 55 cases. They were booked …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Anurag Modi S/o P.D. Modi Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 18/02/2015 regarding illegal mining in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
Different teams of the anti-mining vigilance cell raided different cities for the fourth consecutive day today in order to check illegal mining in the state’s riverbeds. The teams have impounded dumpers and sealed stone crushers. They have also imposed heavy penalty on miners for flouting norms. Several teams comprising senior …
The Uttarakhand Parivartan Party has alleged that the State Government is abetting activites of the mining mafia in Uttarakhand. Addressing the media in Dehradun on Sunday, the party’s State president PC Tiwari said the stone crushers at Maletha in Tehri district had exposed the facilitation of the mining mafia by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Brij Mohan Yadav. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 11/02/2015 regarding illegal mining of sand from Ken River, Naraini Block & Tehsil, Banda District.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has turned down the plea filed by Matri Sadan Ashram in 2014 for a complete ban on mining in Ganga. According to latest NGT order, sand can be taken out from the riverbed and not from the riverbank or any other mining site near or …
Haridwar: The national green tribunal (NGT) has turned down a plea for a complete ban on mining in the Ganga, saying sand collected at the riverbed has to be removed according to "established practice" but this should be done "scientifically and to a limited extent" in order not to damage …
Bulk collection of sand and its transportation in violation of rules that restrict it — sand is a minor mineral — continue despite the crackdown by the state government on the “sand mining mafia”. The state is now getting ready to roll out its ambitious system to keep track of …
Step to allow states expedite mineral development The government has decided to notify 31 major minerals as minor ones, Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here on Thursday. “This is being done to devolve more power to the states and, consequently, expedite the process of mineral development in the country,” …
The Kerala High Court on Thursday quashed Thiruvananthapuram district collector's order banning mining activity at Mookkunnimala. Justice P Ubaid issued the order while considering a petition filed by Metro Aggregates and Sand India Pvt Ltd questioning the ban imposed by the collector on January 15th. Issuing the order, the court …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Mathialagan Vs Union of India dated 05/02/2015 regarding order of the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Tamil Nadu dated 20.5.2013 by which the SEIAA has granted an approval of Environmental Clearance (E.C.) for the proposal of …
