120B / 34 IPC on the allegation that appellant was involved in
illegal mining of sand from the Yamuna basin. An FIR was registered ... methodology for river sand mining has led to
indiscriminate sand mining, while weak governance and corruption have led
to widespread illegal mining. While referring
writ, order or
direction, directing the recovery of the illegal wealth accumulated
through the illegal mining and related activities; and
F) To issue a Writ ... mining operations in “Category-B” mining leases
subject to the conditions as applicable for the resumption
of the mining operations in the “Category-A” mining
Divisional
Officer (Revenue)/ Deputy Director (Mineral Administration)/ Mining
officer/Officer-in-charge (Mining Section)/Assistant Mining Officer/
Officer in charge (Flying Squad) and he shall ... methodology for river and mining has
led to indiscriminate sand mining while weak governance and corruption
have led to widespread illegal mining. It was stated
illegal transportation of sand. Illegal transportation, it seems as per the intent of
the government, is a lesser offence as compared to illegal mining ... Competent
Authority only in cases of illegal extraction and not illegal transportation or
illegal storage.
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charge-sheet in a special court against the OMC,
in an illegal mining case falling within the State of Karnataka, charging
the accused under Sections ... Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 . The case against the OMC for illegal
mining was under investigation in respect of the areas of Obulapuram and
Malangapudi
Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 .
III. Illegal mining outside the sanctioned mining lease areas.
IV. Mining leases acquired in violation of Section 6 of the
MMDR ... identified by the CEC, that is, illegal mining outside the sanctioned mining
lease areas and mining leases acquired in violation of Section
mining and
transportation of iron ore, and illegal encroachment in forest areas for the purpose of
illegal mining. Samaj Parivartna Samudaya filed a Petition ... under article 32 before
this Court regarding illegal mining in the forest areas in Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka. The Central Empowered Committee8, pursuant
Mining Policy of 2012 which
does not deal with rat hole mining. The State
Government was also directed to formulate and declare
Mining Policy ... Mine and
Mineral Rule Regulation Act, 1957 in respect
of reconnaissance, prospecting and mining of
coal and from the operations of Coal Mines
Nationalisation
more compatible
with the changed policies and measures for prevention of
illegal mining. The Committee in his report made wide-
ranging recommendations in the area ... provisions of the Act, with a
view to preventing illegal mining. Further, the Act is
proposed to be amended to cover the breach
methodology for river sand
mining has led to indiscriminate sand mining, while weak
governance and corruption have led to widespread illegal
mining. While referring ... operationalised by State Mining
department and district level mining officer shall be
responsible for ensuring that all legal and operational mines
are connected and providing
