central empowered committee report (i) of the cec in writ petition

een taken to verify the details of the alleged raising
contracts / sub-leases mentioned in the Lokayukta Report
with reference to the details of the payments made by
cheque for royalty, payments received in the bank accounts
of the lessees for the sale of the mineral, transport charges
paid, details given in the audited Balance Sheets filed along
with the Income Tax Returns, even through verification of
these documents it could have been easily established
whether the lessee has entered into raising contract / sub-
lease or not. It has also been informed that the matter
regarding raising contract was referred to the Law Deptt. and
that the Advocate General has given his opinion on
23.3.2011 stating that raising contracts would be contrary to
the Mineral Concession Rule, 1960. The file is under
submission to the Chief Minister, Karnataka seeking orders
to take necessary action as per the opinion given by the
Advocate General and that after approval of the Chief
Minister, further course of action in accordance with law will
be initiated immediately. A copy of the response filed by the
State of Karnataka before the CEC is enclosed at
ANNEXURE–R-78 to this Report.
16. From the above, it is seen that after filing of the Report
of the Lokayukta, Karnataka, practically for the last 2-1/2
years, no effective action has been taken by the State of
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