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Tribunal At Its Own Motion vs Ministry Of Environment Others on 4 April, 2014 cites

Sansar Chand vs State Of Rajasthan on 20 October, 2010

30. It is reported that the Dolomite mined from these mines in Mandla District is of superior quality, highly valued and is in good demand in the market. It is also reported that this superior quality mineral is not found elsewhere in the country. However mining is required to be taken up only if it is compatible with the objective of protecting the environment, more so in the context of location of Dolomite mines relatively in close proximity to Kanha National Park. While the objective of granting ML forms part of the development process of the country, it is the duty of the Central Government and the State Government to take steps to protect the environment which includes wildlife and maintain the ecological balance and prevent damage that may be caused by mining operations. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sansar Chand v. State of Rajasthan, (2010) 10 SCC 604 held that "All efforts must be made to implement the spirit and provisions of the Wild life (Protection) Act, 1972; the provisions of which are salutary and are necessary to be implemented to maintain ecological chain and balance. The Stockholm Declaration, the Declaration of United Nations, Conventions on Human Environment signed in the year 1972, to which India is the signatory, have laid down the foundation of sustainable development and urged the nations to work together for the protection of the environment. Conventions on Biological Diversity, signed in the year 1962 at Rio Summit, recognized for the first time in International Law that the conservation of biological diversity is a common concern of human kind and is an integral part of the development process".
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