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 …
DHADING: Dhading district monitoring committee has decided to shut down more than 70 sand processing industries operating illegally and evading tax for years in the district. A meeting of the monitoring committee held today at Dhadingbesi took decided to this effect. As many as 73 sand processing industries are operating …
The state government has proposed to start the mining of minor minerals on its own (through a state government agency) and retail these at the mining site itself. The move is aimed at reducing the prices of construction material, improving its availability and checking the influence of politically influential mining …
The Lokayukta police have decided to take action against all the government officials at the local administration in cases of illegal quarrying and sand mining. A senior Lokayukta police official said the State government gazette notification has fixed the responsibility on officials from Mines and Geology, Revenue, Police and Forest …
Under attack from the opposition over the alleged illegal mining, the Uttarakhand government on Thursday said it would amend the policy to make the mining laws more stringent. Chief Minister Harish Rawat said, "We will bring some changes in the mining policy in order to curb any illegal activities." Rawat …
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday ordered Kutch District Collector to appear in-person before it in connection with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging Adani group of destroying sand dunes at Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Mundra. The division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Bardani Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 25/07/2014 regarding illegal mining of sand and its transportation from Ken River and its Canal at the behest of Khanij Mafia in District Panna, Madhya Pradesh.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Chandra Kant Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Ors dated 22/07/2014 regarding illegal sand quarrying in Bihar.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ram Babu Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 14/07/2014 regarding illegal sand mining in the Village Karona, District Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh.
The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to 24 people for carrying out illegal sand mining activities in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district. A bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar sought response from all of them after the counsel for Uttarakhand government told the tribunal that certain people were carrying on illegal …
Though the government has taken several measures to check illegal mining of sand and gravel in different parts of the state, stopping it completely is a challenge. Illegal mining is continuing unabated in major rivers and rivulets of the state, despite a country-wide ban on mining of sand and gravel …
The sand mining issue has been posing a huge threat in the district and continues to exist even after the district administration started stringent measures to curb the irregularity. Deputy Commissioner Muddu Mohan told Deccan Herald that illegal sand mining is totally under control with strict action taken up by …
Mounting pressure over delays affecting major infrastructure projects in the city may force the district administration to partially revoke the ban on quarrying which has been in force for over a week. A decision to the affect is likely to be taken as the report by the sub-committee, constituted by …
The newly formed Rastrapati Chure-Tarai Mades Conservation Development Committee (RCTMCDC) has started incorporating scientific information into the conservation strategies to make the Chure conservation more effective. Chure conservation is facing challenges from the government authorities due to lack of adequate scientific information on Chure such as geological formation, status and …
To counter the increasing incidents of illegal mining for sand and gravel and their smuggling to Punjab and Haryana, the hill state is gearing up to check it by strengthening the hands of the Mining Department. As a first step against the mining mafia, it has been decided to give …
Union Minister for Environment Prakash Javadekar assured speedy reconstitution of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), in a meeting with other ministries in New Delhi on Tuesday. NBWL, a statutory body under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which oversees implementation of wildlife laws, is waiting to be reconstituted by the …
“Revenue officials hand-in-glove with sand mafia in Villianur”. The Village People Protection Movement on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into alleged corruption among a section of the Villianur revenue and administration department officials for conniving in illegal sand mining activity along the Sangarabarani river. “Sand worth Rs 20 crore is …
DAMAULI: Haphazard excavation of river products like sand and boulders coupled with the gross apathy of the concerned authorities to control the malpractice has threatened the bridge over the Madi River. Most of the pillars of the longest bridge on Prithvi Highway have been exposed. The bridge could collapse at …
Despite the State having been rocked by one of the worst calamities last year in which over 6,000 people were killed in flash floods — large scale environmental degradation in the region being the primary reason — the sand mafia continues to operate brazenly on the banks of rivers in …
The Right to Information (RTI) Club director Dr BP Maithani demanded a CBI inquiry into the scam of illegal mining activities which occurred in February 2014. He expressed disappointment at increasing cases of illegal mining activities in the State. While interacting with media persons, Dr Maithani said that though, National …
Haryana director general of police (DGP) S N Vashishth has promised to end illegal mining in south Haryana by cracking down on the sand mafia. At a meeting held in Gurgaon, the DGP laid out a plan of action to curb mining in parts of Gurgaon and Mewat. Cops will …
