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

the purported ground that the Indian Bureau of Mines and
the Survey of India are not cooperating to ensure early
completion of the survey work.
5. The CEC is of the view that the mining lease holders
who were found to be involved in illegal mining /
encroachment outside their mining lease areas should not
have been allowed to continue mining. If there was any
doubt about the extent of illegality committed by them, in
such cases the extent of encroachment and illegal mining
should have been determined expeditiously. Exemplary
punitive action should have been taken against the lease
holders involved in illegal mining and encroachment. In
stead, relying upon the Hon’ble High Court orders, which
have been given on the basis of the statements made by the
State of Karnataka, the mining operations have been
allowed to continue unabated and seized vehicles, tools and
machinery have been returned to the erring lease holders.
No effective steps have been taken to verify the extent of
illegal mining. Effective follow-up action on the Report of the
Lokayukta has not been taken. This is a most undesirable
state of affairs particularly considering that illegal mining has
been taking place on a large scale in Karnataka. The
inaction on the part of the State Government has further
encouraged illegal mining in the State.
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