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

satellite imageries. During the site visit, the pillars pertaining
to the common boundary lines and the enjoyment lines were
found to exist on the ground. At the time of the Survey by the
the Lokayukta Team, the enjoyment line (showing the area
wherein mining was undertaken by the leaseholders) of M/s.
Muneer Enterprises was found to be about 30-40 meters
North of the sanctioned boundary line and which was found
to merge with the boundary line near the western portion of
the mining lease. The area between these two lines was the
area under illegal mining and encroachment. During the site
visit by the CEC, massive mining was found to have taken
place much beyond the enjoyment line found by the
Lokayukta Team during 2006-07. Even if the State of
Karnataka had any doubt about the mining lease boundaries
and area under encroachment determined by the Lokayukta,
no fresh mining should have been allowed by the Mining
Deptt. and Forest Deptt. at least beyond the line of
enjoynment found to exist at the time of survey by the
Lokayukta Team. It is totally beyond comprehension how the
mining was allowed in the area even beyond the enjoyment
line.
12. The Satellite Imageries of this area vividly brings out
the extent of massive illegal mining that has taken place in
the area. The Satellite Imagery of 2003 shows a small area
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