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notices to the various registered dealers who have purchased iron ore from illegal mines and / or illegal dealers. Copies of two representative notices along with extract of the status of notices served, notices received, and replies given by the registered dealers is enclosed at ANNEXURE–R-72 to this Report. It is seen that a large number of registered dealers are not traceable. VII. SEIZURE AND DISAPPEARANCE OF ABOUT 8 LAKH METRIC TONNES OF IRON ORE AT BELLARY PORT. 7. The Karnataka Forest Department after registering forest offence crime on 15.3.2010 and after obtaining permission to investigate the crime from the JFMC, Ankola on 18.3.2010 seized 8.06 lakh metric tonnes of iron ore (initially the quantity was estimated to be 5.0 lakh metric tonnes) at Belikeri Port. As per the stock statement of the four licensed stevedores the seized quantity belongs to the various exporters / parties. The Court Commissioner, Belikeri Port failed to produce any legal / valid documents such as mineral dispatch permits and details of verification by the check posts which lay enroute falling between the area of the mining and the Port in respect of the seized iron ore. The seized iron ore was handed over to the Court Conservator on 20.3.2010. 8
8. Subsequently when the inspecting authorities of the Forest Deptt. undertook a verification of the seized iron ore on 2.6.2010 it was detected that most of the seized iron ore was missing. About 2.0 lakh metric tonnes of iron ore was found to be available while the remaining quantity of about 6.0 lakh metric tonnes was found to have been stolen. The Forest Deptt. filed a complaint before the JMFC, Ankola against the Port Conservator, Belikeri Port, Stevedores and others and F.I.R. No. 189 dated 8.6.2000 has been registered against the Port Conservator under Section 406 of the I.P.C. A complaint has been filed before the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, New Delhi against the Customs Officer. Writ Petitions (Criminal) were filed before the Hon’ble Karnataka High Court on 14.6.2010 against the offence case registered by the Forest Deptt. The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court on 25.6.2010 granted a stay on further investigation by the Forest Deptt. The writ petitions were subsequently dismissed by the Hon’ble High Court on 2.11.2010. The investigations by the Forest Deptt. remained suspended from July, 2010 onwards because of the stay granted by the Hon’ble Court and subsequently on the ground of non-availability of certified copy of the High Court order. The writ petitions filed by the various exporters for the release of the seized iron ore have been dismissed by the Hon’ble High Court on 3.11.2010. 9
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Page 3 and 4: 15.3.2003 and other related notific
Page 5 and 6: een filed by the CEC (Report (Inter
Page 7: Karnataka comes to Rs.15,245 crores
Page 11 and 12: zone and afforestation are provided
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Page 15 and 16: forest land. In Bellary District, t
Page 17 and 18: officers of the State of Karnataka
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Page 27 and 28: the details of the areas notified u
Page 29 and 30: 8. Large tracts of areas in Karnata
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Page 33 and 34: 5. 2646 M/s Shiva Vilas Trust 6. Sh
Page 35 and 36: non-forest land. Falls in de-reserv
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Page 39 and 40: have been provided by the Karnataka
Page 41 and 42: favour of M/s Shiva Vilas Trust, wh
Page 43 and 44: Hon’ble Karnataka High Court are
Page 45 and 46: sanctioned lease area, the Lokayukt
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demarcated the mining lease of M/s.
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satellite imageries. During the sit
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y the S.B. Minerals, as seen in the
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considered view that the joint surv
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67 man’s land available for illeg
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69 Lokayukta, Karnataka, report of
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CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE REPORT
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prosecute the FIR dated 3.2.2009 an
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3. Similar directions have been pas
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6. The findings of the Lokayukta, K
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illegality in respect of mining lea
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hectares of already broken up fores
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(iii) Deputy Conservator of Forests
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the leased out area which is not di
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compliance of the directions of the
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Report. A copy of the note of the P
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viii) the case involved wilful viol
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the Conservator of Forest, Bellary
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egard to the iron ore seized by the
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