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

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een removed from the mining lease area and for which no permission was obtained; (c) The mining lease of Shri J.M. Vrushabhendraiah (JMV) has been sanctioned on 14.12.2007 for 8.81 acres even though this area was part of the area notified on 15.3.2003 in Block No. 13/1 and for which applications from public were invited for grant of mining leases. Similar is the case with the mining lease of J.M.V. involving 3.36 hectares. The Lokayukta, Karnataka has found that as against 3.36 hectares of mining lease area, the boundary fixed by the lessee was over 15.86 hectares, 5.94 hectares was under mining pit outside the lease area and 8.37 hectares outside the lease area has been used for over- burden dumps. The Joint Survey Report dated 29.3.2009 has confirmed encroachment on 14.35 hectares; (d) In respect of Adarsha Enterprises, the mining lease has been granted on 18.7.2002 as sole applicant even though the area was part of the block No.13/1 notified for inviting applications 44 from public. As against 2.91 hectares of

sanctioned lease area, the Lokayukta, Karnataka found that the boundary fixed by the lessee covers 7.73 hectares, 1.36 hectares has been used for mining pit outside the lease area, 0.76 hectares has been used for over-burden dumps outside while 2.98 hectares outside the lease area has been used for other encroachments. A copy of the sketch prepared by the Lokayukta, Karnataka showing the details of the encroachments in the adjoining forest area by the lessee is enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-33 to this Report; (e) The mining lease in favour of Shri D. Ramesh was initially processed by treating the applied land as non-forest land. The area was part of the block 13/1 notified on 15.3.2003 for inviting applications from public for grant of mining lease. Subsequently, vide notification dated 27.3.2008, 99.10 hectares of land was deleted from the said notification on the purported ground that these were patta lands (including the mining lease area of Shri D. Ramesh). The Government of Karnataka vide notification dated 19.3.2011 45 withdrew the earlier notification dated 27.3.2008

een removed from <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g lease area and<br />

for which no permission was obta<strong>in</strong>ed;<br />

(c) The m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g lease <strong>of</strong> Shri J.M. Vrushabhendraiah<br />

(JMV) has been sanctioned on 14.12.2007 for<br />

8.81 acres even though this area was part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

area notified on 15.3.2003 <strong>in</strong> Block No. 13/1 and<br />

for which applications from public were <strong>in</strong>vited for<br />

grant <strong>of</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g leases. Similar is <strong>the</strong> case with<br />

<strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g lease <strong>of</strong> J.M.V. <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g 3.36<br />

hectares. The Lokayukta, Karnataka has found<br />

that as aga<strong>in</strong>st 3.36 hectares <strong>of</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g lease<br />

area, <strong>the</strong> boundary fixed by <strong>the</strong> lessee was over<br />

15.86 hectares, 5.94 hectares was under m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

pit outside <strong>the</strong> lease area and 8.37 hectares<br />

outside <strong>the</strong> lease area has been used for over-<br />

burden dumps. The Jo<strong>in</strong>t Survey Report dated<br />

29.3.2009 has confirmed encroachment on 14.35<br />

hectares;<br />

(d) In respect <strong>of</strong> Adarsha Enterprises, <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

lease has been granted on 18.7.2002 as sole<br />

applicant even though <strong>the</strong> area was part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

block No.13/1 notified for <strong>in</strong>vit<strong>in</strong>g applications<br />

44<br />

from public. As aga<strong>in</strong>st 2.91 hectares <strong>of</strong>

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