thereby, SIT is authorized to investigate the
cases pertaining to illegal mining of "minerals" and "minor
minerals" having jurisdiction throughout ... Lokayukta has dealt with a large number
of cases pertaining to illegal mining issues in several Chapters in
the second report dated
Category-C" comprises of leases
wherein (i) the illegal mining by way of (a)
mining pits outside the sanctioned lease area
have been found ... supplied)
12. Therefore it prima facie appears to be a case of illegal
mining in forest lands regardless of whether mining lease
illegal mining Rs.387,76,69,992/-
that during the assessment proceedings, the Assessing Authority
noticed that the respondent was carrying on illegal mining
activities ... pillars in order to
encroach upon un-allotted area for illegal mining and formed
illegal roads to transport the ore extracted illegally and during
Insofar as
illegal mining expenses claimed, the Tribunal deleted the
disallowance of expenditure relating to the illegal mining by
holding that explanation to Section ... disallowance of expenditure relating
to illegal mining in spite of the conclusive findings
as to the illegal mining carried on by the assessee
respondent
hence the agency would be competent to investigate all
cases pertaining to illegal mining .
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4. The above contention of the respondents cannot be
accepted ... authorized generally to conduct investigation into
any and every case of illegal mining. Even if it was inclined to
do so, it may have been
thereby, SIT is
authorized to investigate the cases pertaining to illegal mining
of "minerals" and "minor minerals" having jurisdiction
throughout ... Lokayukta has dealt with a large number
of cases pertaining to illegal mining issues in several Chapters in
the second report dated
nature would be the responsibility of accused No.8. Several
cases of illegal mining cropped up and reached the Apex Court. The
Apex Court ... petition on the score that
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the subject matter concerned is illegal mining which the Apex Court
has found fault with and this Court
Rupees Five Lakhs
per hectare of the land involved in illegal mining.
Punishment for the offence under Section 379 of IPC may
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extend upto ... Generally, in cases of illegal mining, an FIR is
registered either against the owner of the land involved in
illegal mining/storing or the owner
strengthen the legal provisions for curbing illegal mining, despite
this instances of illegal mining have been coming to the notice of
the Central Government ... having a representation
from Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) for monitoring and checking
mining matters including illegal mining. Accordingly, by sending
a model composition
strengthen the legal provisions for curbing illegal mining, despite
this instances of illegal mining have been coming to the notice of
the Central Government ... having a representation
from Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) for monitoring and checking
mining matters including illegal mining. Accordingly, by sending
a model composition
