Environment Law News Top Law News NGT asks Himachal govt to ensure ban on illegal mining June 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Himachal Pradesh government to ensure there is no illegal mining in the state “under any circumstances”. Responding to a plea alleging unauthorised excavation on government land in Kangra, a circuit bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the state government to submit a restoration plan […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Himachal government illegal mining lagal news Law National Green Tribunal NGT
Environment Law News NGT seeks persons involved in illegal mining along September 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has sought a detailed list of persons allegedly involved in illegal mining along Betwa River bank in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the district magistrates of both the districts to place the list of such persons by September 27. […] Read more » Betwa River bank Environment Law News featured Hamirpur illegal mining Jalaun Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Want to table illegal mining report in parliament first, government to SC January 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government has moved the Supreme Court urging it to modify its Jan 13 order so that Shah Commission report on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand could be placed first before parliament before it could be submitted to the court as directed by it. “Modify directions contained in the order dated Jan 13 […] Read more » Goa illegal mining Jharkhand news Odisha Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC asks government to file Justice Shah’s illegal mining report January 15, 2014 / January 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed the central government to file before it the report of Justice (retd.) M.B.Shah on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand by Jan 27. The green bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik, Justice S.S.Nijjar and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla sought copies of Justice Shah’s report on illegal mining be placed before […] Read more » illegal mining Jharkhand Justice Shah report news Odisha Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Yeddyurappa and sons appear before CBI Court March 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Yeddyurappa the Former Karnataka Chief Minister and his sons Lok Sabha member B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijayendra, son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar and former minister Krishnaiah Setty appeared before CBI court in connection with the case of alleged kickback in illegal mining. Along with Yeddyurappa, his sons – Lok Sabha member B Y Raghavendra and B Y […] Read more » B.Y. Raghavendra B.Y. Vijayendra CBI court company in Bellary former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa illegal mining judge D A Venkat Sudarshan Lok Sabha member private steel company Yeddyurappa
Top Law News No mining in Karnataka till R&R measures are implemented: SC August 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on No mining in Karnataka till R&R measures are implemented: SC The Supreme Court on Friday said it would not allow resumption of mining activities of iron and ore in Karnataka unless there is a statutory compliance and full implementation of reclamation and rehabilitation measures. “You don’t press for resumption of mining activities unless we are sure that there is a statutory compliance. No mining activities […] Read more » CBI investigation Central Empowered Committee encroachment of forest areas illegal mining Justice Aftab Alam Karnataka mining activities No mining in Karnataka till R&R measures are implemented: SC rehabilitation measures resumption of mining Samaj Parivartana Samudaya statutory compliance
Top Law News Lokayuktas can be useful in controlling rampant mining June 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lokayuktas can play a vital role in controlling rampaging mining industry from encroaching on citizen’s rights and curbing corruption this has been advocated by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW). This is a new ground for supporting Lokayuktas office, and it can be helpful for Lokpal as well at the central level in controlling corruption […] Read more » anti-corruption ombudsman harms of illegal mining illegal mining Karnataka illegl mining Karnataka's Lokayukta institution Karnataka's mining scandal Lokayuktas mining mining scenarios in Karnataka and Goa New York-based Human Rights Watch Santosh Hegde's report
Criminal Law News MP: Sand mafia fire at police, one held March 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A person was arrested on Sunday in connection with a case of firing on a police team, which had gone to Ajaygarh to probe illegal mining in the area, by the sand mafia, the police said. “Kubar Singh has been taken into custody from the area where illegal sand mining was going on,” Panna SP […] Read more » illegal mining IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh magistrate Nathuram Goud Panna SP Anil Maheshwari sub divisional police officer Jagannath Singh Markam
High Profile Cases Chouhan orders judicial probe into murder of IPS officer March 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday ordered a judicial probe into the murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh, who was crushed to death allegedly by a member of the mining mafia in Morena district. “We salute the young IPS officer for his daredevilry in checking illegal mining. We have ordered a judicial […] Read more » illegal mining IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Morena district
Top Law News Illegal mining: Court allows probe of Krishna, Kumaraswamy’s role January 21, 2012 / January 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a jolt to External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and a major embarrassment to the Congress, the Karnataka High Court Friday allowed probe into charges that he had illegally de-reserved large forest areas for mining when he was chief minister during 1999-2004. Also facing embarrassment is former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular president H.D. Deve […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna illegal mining Judge N K Sudhindra Rao Justice N. Ananda Karnataka High Court
Top Law News CBI steps up probe into illegal mining September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI steps up probe into illegal mining Intensifying the probe into illegal mining, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday examined a former government official and a witness while continuing to grill former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy. CBI officials conducted searches at the houses of former director of […] Read more » CBI illegal mining Janardhana Reddy Srinivasa Reddy
Environment Law News Illegal mining a reality: Chief Justice Kapadia July 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Sunday said that illegal mining was going on in various states of the country and called upon the central government to put in place a regulator for both appraisal and pricing of extracted minerals. ‘Illegal mining is going on in different states,’ said Justice Kapadia, who presided over the […] Read more » Chief JusticeS.H. Kapadia Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa excavated minerals GNIDA Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority illegal mining mining PILs Supreme Court
