The Goa's Foundation's legal work on mining, stretching 30 years – from 1992 – culminated in a comprehensive Article 32 writ petition filed by it in the Supreme Court of India in 2012. The Foundation based its petition on the findings of the …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Shah Commission, a committee headed by M B Shah, appointed by the central government to inquire illegal mining of iron and manganese ores in Goa, in its report, revealed a bleak picture of government complicity. It said: ... Goa Mining Case. In 2012, the Goa Foundation, an environmental non-profit organisation, filed a PIL—the "Goa ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073New Delhi: Billionaire businessman Anil Agarwal's London headquartered firm, Vedanta Group, despite being accused of illegal mining in Goa, is all set to resume extracting …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073"(b) M/s Vedanta Ltd was not the erstwhile lessee of the said Block prior to auction. (c) The matter of illegal mining in the State of Goa is under investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT)," states the letter issued on 25 July 2023 by Goa's Directorate of Mines & Geology.. However, the letter's content contradicts the fact that the Supreme Court of India, …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Goa (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Storage and Transportation of Minerals) Rules, 2013 is hereby published for the general information of the Public In exercise of the powers conferred by the Section 23 (c) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Now, if we recall, the High Court of Bombay at Goa had very clearly asked the DGP to file a proper report by December 12 last year, outlining all the steps that they were going to take to prevent and control illegal sand mining. Former Director General of Goa Police Indra Dev Shukla had put out a standing order to curb illegal river sand mining.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Bombay high court at Goa has slammed the authorities for failing to crack down on illegal sand mining and ordered police patrolling, seizure and destruction of canoes and impounding of trucks ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Supreme Court changed direction. It ruled that all mining after 22-Nov-2007 was fully illegal, raising the prospect of recovering some of the loot, and making a fresh start for mining in Goa. The Supreme Court also ordered the creation of the Goa Iron Ore Permanent Fund, laying down the path for a fair to all mining system, what we are ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073[2013]) and Goa illegal mining cases (Goa Foundation vs UOI & Ors [2014]), the question of implementing the intergenerational equity principle arose in the Odisha illegal mining case (Common Cause vs UOI and Ors [2017]). In the judgment on the latter case, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India (SC) discussed the intergenerational equity principle ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Last month, a Special Investigation Team of the Goa Police, probing the Goa mining scam, chargesheeted former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and two others for illegally condoning delay in renewal of a mining lease in south Goa. Goa illegal mining case: Former CM Digambar Kamat filed anticipatory bail application before Panaji Special Court.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Goa's Foundation's legal work on mining, stretching 30 years – from 1992 – culminated in a comprehensive Article 32 writ petition filed by it in the Supreme Court of India in 2012. The Foundation based its petition on the findings of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Enquiry into Illegal Mining in Goa. The... View Article
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Goa Foundation, a non-profit fighting illegal mining, analysed the Shah Commission report and found that nearly 11,000 ha of forest were illegally encroached for mining. There was close to 750 million tonnes of overburden in dumps across the state and most of these were outside the mining lease areas, according to the CEC report.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Despite the High Court ordering Goa government and the police authorities to curb illegal river sand mining activities, the menace resurfaced in Tiracol river during the Ganesh …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Illegal Mining, and the research and scholarship therein, is a must-read book promoting a 'gold' standard for how academia should consider the twin, braided perils of OCGs and illegal mining." (James Gacek, International Criminology, Vol. 1, 2021) Editors and Affiliations. Department of Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Supreme Court: Showing dismay over large-scale illegal mining of iron ore and manganese ore in the State of Goa, the bench of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The locals were dependent on the employment at the mines which had been their primary and only source of income. The closure had an extremely unsettling impact on these locals and are seeing no signs of the resumption of mining activity anytime soon. The ban has been the second big blow to the industry that had fac…
WhatsApp: +86 182217550732. Definition of illegal mining: 2.1 Illegal mining is defined under Rule 2(1)(c) of the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016 as: (A) "Illegal mining" means any reconnaissance or prospecting or mining operation
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Sesa Goa mine waste flood at the peak of the mining boom in 2009. 14th July 2015. Krishnendu Mukherjee, Barrister and Advocate at Doughty Street Chambers, has been very involved in exposing the gross scale illegal mining carried out by Vedanta subsidiary Sesa Goa, and other iron ore miners in Goa.This article is a detailed analysis of the manipulations of legal …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The NGT, after recording the statements of the Advocate General, thereafter disposed of the appeal (No.38/2021) filed by the Goa River Sand Protectors' Network against the State Environment Impact Assessment …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural productivity in Ghana. The …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Illegal Export, under–invoicing and others Chapter No. Particulars Page Nos. I. Export of Iron Ore of Goa origin 1 II. Under Invoicing, Evasion of Taxes, Duties and Others 51 Part I Illegal Transfer of mining leases in violation of Rule 37 of MCR, 1960 253 II Illegal and fraudulent transfer of mining lease, T. C. No.63/51 324
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073"The speed at which mining block bidders participated in the first e-auction suggests that mining is likely to commence this season. By November-December, at least one mineral block should be operational, and full-fledged activities are expected before March 2024. We assure you that mining will resume," stated Sawant confidently.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073In a significant development, Contempt Petition 6/2021 addressing the issue of illegal sand mining in Goa underwent a crucial hearing today. The High Court bench expressed severe dissatisfaction and rebuked the government machinery, with particular emphasis on the Police department, for its failure to effectively combat illegal sand mining across various …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073It ruled that all mining after 22-Nov-2007 was fully illegal, raising the prospect of recovering some of the loot, and making a fresh start for mining in Goa. The Supreme Court also ordered the …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Rampant illegal sand mining is taking place in various parts of Goa along the river beds. This is an issue which is not just restricted to one part of go alone rampant violation of the High Court orders in keeping proper checks on the sand mining mafias, use of CCTV cameras to monitor it and the action the State should take in order to prevent rampant cutting of the …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Noting that illegal sand mining has "returned with a vengeance", the Bombay High Court has issued contempt notices to Goa chief secretary and other authorities for allegedly violating its ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The illegal sand mining near bridges across rivers in Goa is a potential threat to the stability of bridges. The Konkan Railway authorities have lodged complaint way back in 2018 with Goa Govt. stating that illegal rampant sand extraction poses a threat to the railway bridge across Tiracol river at Poroscodem village which has resulted in pillars of the railway bridge getting …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The 2013 report of the Justice Shah Commission, which was formed to look into illegal mining across India, revealed in its report for Goa a number of illegalities carried out by the mining companies, including mines, …
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