Saturday, April 30,
Responding to a report of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), the Supreme Court has directed suspension of the 19 mining leases in Karnataka in the Bellary region, on Friday.*
The Forest Bench comprising Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia passed the interim order and said: “The CEC in its report has recommended that mining operations in the cases of 19 mining lease-holders be suspended with immediate effect.”
CEC in its report has said, “In respect of certain recommendations, necessary steps have to be initiated. However, the State is committed to curbing the menace of illegal mining and will take all necessary action in this behalf, including those steps which are recommended by the CEC”
In its response, the State said it accepted the findings of the CEC and assured the court that it would implement the findings of the Lokayukta suggesting a ban on illegal mining.
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