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CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE REPORT (II) OF THE CEC IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 562 OF 2009 FILED BY SAMAJ PARIVARTANA SAMUDAYA AND OTHERS REGARDING MASSIVE ILLEGAL MINING IN FOREST AREAS IN MINING LEASE NO. 2010 As per the information provided by the State of Karnataka (enclosed at ANNEXURE–R-34 to this Report), the Mining Lease No. 2010 extends over an area of 819.20 acres in Sandur Taluka, District Bellary. The lease in favour of M/s. Dalmia Cements, Bellary was granted under the MMRT Act with effect from 21.11.1953 for a period of 30 years. After the expiry of the lease period, the lease vide order dated 21.2.1986 of the Karnataka Mining Department was renewed with effect from 23.11.1983 for a period of 20 years. The renewed lease expired on 24.11.2003. The mining operations continued, without obtaining the approval under the FC Act, on the strength of interim orders of the Hon’ble Karnataka High Court. The mining stopped since January, 1997 in compliance of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 12.12.1996. Subsequently, the MoEF vide letter dated 24.11.1997 granted “in principle approval” for diversion of 201.50 ha. of forest land under the FC Act. 52
However, the formal approval under the FC Act was not issued in the absence of compliance by the leaseholder of the conditions stipulated in the “in principle approval”. 2. The Govt. of Karnataka vide Notification dated 16.3.2002 approved the transfer of the said lease over an area of 331.44 ha. in favour of M/s. Ramghad Minerals and Mines (Private) Limited (M/s. RMML). Thereafter, following the recommendations made by the State of Karnataka, the MoEF vide letter dated 13.9.2006 (enclosed at ANNEXURE– R-35 to this Report) granted “in principle approval” to M/s. RMML for ML No.2010 involving diversion of 335.04 ha. of forest land (331.44 ha. lease area + 3.60 ha. for road). 3. M/s. Muneer Enterprises, lessee of adjoining lease, filed SLP (Civil) 11508 of 2006 before the Hon’ble Supreme Court against the order dated 19.4.2006 of the Karnataka High Court in Writ Appeal No. 5377/2004 regarding the transfer of ML No. 2010 to M/s. RMML. The Hon’ble Supreme Court by order dated 26.10.2007 disposed of the SLP inter-alia asking the Division Bench of the Hon’ble Karnataka High Court to expeditiously hear and decide the matter. The Hon’ble High Court by order dated 26.8.2009 in Writ Appeal No.5377/2009 (enclosed at ANNEXURE–R-36 to this Report) while confirming the transfer of the mining lease in favour of M/s. RMML directed that M/s. RMML 53
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CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE<br />
REPORT (II) OF THE CEC IN WRIT PETITION<br />
(CIVIL) NO. 562 OF 2009 FILED BY SAMAJ<br />
PARIVARTANA SAMUDAYA AND OTHERS<br />
REGARDING<br />
MASSIVE ILLEGAL MINING IN FOREST AREAS IN<br />
MINING LEASE NO. 2010<br />
As per <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation provided by <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong><br />
Karnataka (enclosed at ANNEXURE–R-34 to this Report),<br />
<strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Lease No. 2010 extends over an area <strong>of</strong> 819.20<br />
acres <strong>in</strong> Sandur Taluka, District Bellary. The lease <strong>in</strong> favour<br />
<strong>of</strong> M/s. Dalmia Cements, Bellary was granted under <strong>the</strong><br />
MMRT Act with effect from 21.11.1953 for a period <strong>of</strong> 30<br />
years. After <strong>the</strong> expiry <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lease period, <strong>the</strong> lease vide<br />
order dated 21.2.1986 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Karnataka M<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Department<br />
was renewed with effect from 23.11.1983 for a period <strong>of</strong> 20<br />
years. The renewed lease expired on 24.11.2003. The<br />
m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g operations cont<strong>in</strong>ued, without obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> approval<br />
under <strong>the</strong> FC Act, on <strong>the</strong> strength <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terim orders <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Hon’ble Karnataka High Court. The m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g stopped s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
January, 1997 <strong>in</strong> compliance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hon’ble Supreme Court<br />
order dated 12.12.1996. Subsequently, <strong>the</strong> MoEF vide letter<br />
dated 24.11.1997 granted “<strong>in</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>ciple approval” for<br />
diversion <strong>of</strong> 201.50 ha. <strong>of</strong> forest land under <strong>the</strong> FC Act.<br />
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