Section 153(3) in The Coal Mines Regulations, 2011
(3)Without prejudice to the requirement of sub-regulation (1) and sub regulation (2), no working which has approached within a distance of 60 metres of any other working (not being the working which has been physically examined and found to be free from accumulation of water or other liquid matter or any material that is likely to flow when wet) and whether in the same mine or in an adjoining mine, shall be extended further except with the prior permission in writing of the Chief Inspector and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein.Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-regulation, the distance between the said working shall mean the shortest distance between the working of the same seam or between any two seams or sections, as the case may be, measured in any direction whether horizontal vertical or inclined.
