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on the ground that there was no reason to believe that the said land was non-forest land. The applicant has now requested to treat the land as forest land; and (f) In respect of M/s Karthkeyan Manganese and Iron Ore (P) Ltd., the applicant applied for the grant by stating that the proposed area is non- forest land. Even though the area was part of Block No.17 and for which applications from public for grant of mining leases were invited vide notification dated 15.3.2003, the mining lease was recommended and approved as sole applicant. As stated earlier, the then Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Forest Division took a fraudulent stand in this case that the mining lease area is a non-forest land. 20. During 2008, the Lokayukta, Karnataka as well as the Karnataka Forest Department firmly took the stand that the area wherein mining leases have been granted in Ramgarh Block were forest areas and attract the provisions of the FC Act. The NOC granted by the Range Forest Officer and by the Deputy Conservator of Forest were cancelled by the Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle. The Lokayukta, Karnataka giving the entire background, including the 46
notification issued under Section 4 of the Karnataka Forest Act and the details about these areas being part of the State / village forest under the Management of erstwhile Sandur State asked the State Government to take immediate action for stopping the mining. The Deputy Commissioner, Bellary sent a detailed report regarding fictitious survey Nos. created in Ramgarh village and also refused to grant NOCs in at least two cases. The Director Mines brought to the notice of the State Government the letters of Lokayukta, Karnataka and the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary. A number of offence cases were booked by the Forest Department. In spite of the above, the mining was allowed to continue unabated on a large scale. No effective action was taken against the lease holders who were found by the Lokayukta, Karnataka to have encroached upon substantial forest area outside the sanctioned lease areas. No action was taken to cancel the environmental clearance granted to the various leases on the wrong premise that they were non-forest area but actually contained very dense to moderately dense forest cover and which has completely been destroyed for mining. No effective action was taken against the mining lease holder. In the case of M/s Ram Rao Poal, the mining has continued on the strength of directions issued by the Karnataka High Court. No effective action has been taken to get the same vacated or to file review Writ Petition / SLP 47
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notification issued under Section 4 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Karnataka Forest<br />
Act and <strong>the</strong> details about <strong>the</strong>se areas be<strong>in</strong>g part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State<br />
/ village forest under <strong>the</strong> Management <strong>of</strong> erstwhile Sandur<br />
State asked <strong>the</strong> State Government to take immediate action<br />
for stopp<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. The Deputy Commissioner, Bellary<br />
sent a detailed <strong>report</strong> regard<strong>in</strong>g fictitious survey Nos. created<br />
<strong>in</strong> Ramgarh village and also refused to grant NOCs <strong>in</strong> at<br />
least two cases. The Director M<strong>in</strong>es brought to <strong>the</strong> notice <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> State Government <strong>the</strong> letters <strong>of</strong> Lokayukta, Karnataka<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Deputy Commissioner, Bellary. A number <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fence<br />
cases were booked by <strong>the</strong> Forest Department. In spite <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
above, <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g was allowed to cont<strong>in</strong>ue unabated on a<br />
large scale. No effective action was taken aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> lease<br />
holders who were found by <strong>the</strong> Lokayukta, Karnataka to<br />
have encroached upon substantial forest area outside <strong>the</strong><br />
sanctioned lease areas. No action was taken to cancel <strong>the</strong><br />
environmental clearance granted to <strong>the</strong> various leases on<br />
<strong>the</strong> wrong premise that <strong>the</strong>y were non-forest area but<br />
actually conta<strong>in</strong>ed very dense to moderately dense forest<br />
cover and which has completely been destroyed for m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />
No effective action was taken aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g lease<br />
holder. In <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> M/s Ram Rao Poal, <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g has<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ued on <strong>the</strong> strength <strong>of</strong> directions issued by <strong>the</strong><br />
Karnataka High Court. No effective action has been taken to<br />
get <strong>the</strong> same vacated or to file review Writ Petition / SLP<br />
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