Turning over a new lease?
10 years, 6 months ago

Turning over a new lease?

The Hindu  

FOR several weeks after the Supreme Court pronounced its judgment in the Goa illegal mining case on April 21, all eyes were focussed on the Chief Minister. The court had declared all mining leases under deemed extension in Goa ineffectual after November 22, 2007, clearing the ground for the State government to frame a policy and grant fresh leases. He announced that 27 leases would be renewed and executed on the basis of a High Court judgment delivered on August 13, which directed the State to execute the lease deeds of those who had paid the requisite stamp duty—a total of Rs.370 crore—under a 2013 mining policy. The Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association stated in a white paper that “the abrupt suspension of mining activities was unfortunately ordered completely overlooking the key role iron ore mining plays in Goa and its development.

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Goa government to file review petition against Supreme Court mining ban order after nod from Manohar Parrikar
6 years, 10 months ago

Goa government to file review petition against Supreme Court mining ban order after nod from Manohar Parrikar

Firstpost  

The Goa government will file a review petition against the Supreme Court order of February this year quashing the second renewal of iron ore mining leases given to 88 companies in Goa in 2015, which brought the mining industry in the coastal state to a halt. Panaji: The Goa government will file a review petition against the Supreme Court order …

Supreme Court cancels 88 mining leases in Goa, asks govt to grant fresh leases in accordance with MMDR Act
7 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court cancels 88 mining leases in Goa, asks govt to grant fresh leases in accordance with MMDR Act

Firstpost  

Supreme Court cancelled 88 mining leases in Goa that were renewed by the state government in 2015 just before the Mines and Minerals Act mandated the auction of mining leases. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled 88 mining leases in Goa that were renewed by the state government in 2015 just before the Mines and Minerals Act mandated …

SC cancels all mining leases in Goa: Order leaves state BJP govt red faced
7 years, 1 month ago

SC cancels all mining leases in Goa: Order leaves state BJP govt red faced

Hindustan Times  

The apex court verdict that cancelled 88 mining leases, cleared in 2015, comes as an embarrassment to the Manohar Parrikar-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in Goa. Supreme Court cancelled 88 mining leases given by Goa government for violating procedure on Wednesday. In 2015, the Goa government cleared second renewal for 88 mining leases for 20 years. Since 2012 till date, …

SC cancels 88 mining leases in Goa from March 16
7 years, 1 month ago

SC cancels 88 mining leases in Goa from March 16

The Quint  

New Delhi, Feb 7 The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled 88 mining leases in Goa that were renewed by the state government in 2015 just before the Mines and Minerals Act mandated the auction of mining leases.Cancelling the leases that were renewed for 20 years from 2007, a bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta said that …

SC Quashes All Iron Ore Mining Leases In Goa; Operations To Stop By 15 March [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

SC Quashes All Iron Ore Mining Leases In Goa; Operations To Stop By 15 March [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, cancelled all iron ore mining leases in the State of Goa. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta opined that the second renewal of the mining leases granted by the State were " unduly hasty, without taking all relevant material into consideration and. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta opined that the second renewal of the mining leases …

SC Quashes All Iron Ore Mining Leases In Goa; Operations To Stop By 15 March [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

SC Quashes All Iron Ore Mining Leases In Goa; Operations To Stop By 15 March [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, cancelled all iron ore mining leases in the State of Goa. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta opined that the second renewal of the mining leases granted by the State were " unduly hasty, without taking all relevant material into consideration and. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta opined that the second renewal of the mining leases …

Supreme Court cancels 88 mining leases in Goa, says can't operate beyond 15 March
7 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court cancels 88 mining leases in Goa, says can't operate beyond 15 March

Firstpost  

SC cancelled 88 mining leases in Goa that were renewed by the state govt in 2015 just before Mines and Minerals Act mandated the auction of mining leases. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled 88 mining leases in Goa that were renewed by the state government in 2015 just before the Mines and Minerals Act mandated the auction …

SC cancels all mining leases in Goa, says they can’t operate after March 15
7 years, 1 month ago

SC cancels all mining leases in Goa, says they can’t operate after March 15

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed 88 mining leases granted by the Goa government for violating procedure and ordered that fresh licences be granted through a bidding process. Goa Foundation’s lawyer Prashant Bhushan had said the state’s policy did not conform to the apex court’s line on optimum utilisation of natural resources. The Goa Foundation’s petition, a copy of which …

Illegal Mining In Goa: No Inherent Arbitrariness In The Renewal Of Iron Ore Mining Leases By State, Argues Sr. Adv. CU Singh
7 years, 4 months ago

Illegal Mining In Goa: No Inherent Arbitrariness In The Renewal Of Iron Ore Mining Leases By State, Argues Sr. Adv. CU Singh

Live Law  

Arguments in the alleged illegal renewal of 88 mining leases by Government of Goa in January 2015 continued on Wednesday.Senior advocate Chander Uday Singh submitted before the Supreme Court that while the government could have rejected the applications for renewal in the interest of mineral development, the option of auctioning the iron ore mining leases, as purported by the petitioners, …

Illegal Mining In Goa: Even If State Renewal Struck Down, Leases Deemed To Be Extended Till 2020, Argues ASG Nadkarni
7 years, 4 months ago

Illegal Mining In Goa: Even If State Renewal Struck Down, Leases Deemed To Be Extended Till 2020, Argues ASG Nadkarni

Live Law  

The Supreme Court division bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta today resumed the hearing on the challenge posed by Goa Foundation, a non-profit organization, to the renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases by the state of Goa in January, 2015.The arguments opened with Advocate Mr. Prashant Bhushan contending, on behalf of Goa Foundation, that immediately upon …

Illegal Mining In Goa: Even If State Renewal Struck Down, Leases Deemed To Be Extended Till 2020, Argues ASG Nadkarni
7 years, 4 months ago

Illegal Mining In Goa: Even If State Renewal Struck Down, Leases Deemed To Be Extended Till 2020, Argues ASG Nadkarni

Live Law  

The Supreme Court division bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta today resumed the hearing on the challenge posed by Goa Foundation, a non-profit organization, to the renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases by the state of Goa in January, 2015.The arguments opened with Advocate Mr. Prashant Bhushan contending, on behalf of Goa Foundation, that immediately upon …

PIL challenging mining lease renewals in Goa: SC issues notice to State Government and mining companies
9 years, 4 months ago

PIL challenging mining lease renewals in Goa: SC issues notice to State Government and mining companies

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Khehar has issued notice to Goa Government and all mining companies in Goa on a Public Interest Litigation filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan. The High Court had then directed the State of Goa to “execute the lease deeds under Section 8 of the MMDR Act in favour of the petitioners/lease holders who/which have …

Goa mining industry welcomes renewal of iron ore leases
10 years, 4 months ago

Goa mining industry welcomes renewal of iron ore leases

India TV News  

New Delhi: The mining industry and its dependents have welcomed Goa government's move to renew the leases for resumption of iron ore tapping, suspended for last two years following a Supreme Court order. "The news with regard to the renewal of certain lease areas is a positive step towards commencement of the sector, which has been in suspended animation for …

‘Goa must appeal against High Court ruling’
10 years, 6 months ago

‘Goa must appeal against High Court ruling’

The Hindu  

CLAUDE ALVARES is the director of Goa Foundation, whose legal work on mining for over two decades culminated in a comprehensive writ petition filed by it in the Supreme Court. Excerpts from an interview he gave Frontline on the implications of the Goa government’s move to renew 27 leases on the basis of a High Court order and other issues: …

Goa Govt ready for auctioning of mining leases
12 years ago

Goa Govt ready for auctioning of mining leases

India TV News  

Panaji, Mar 26: Facing adverse impact of a ban on mining in the State, the Goa Government has told the Supreme Court it was willing to introduce competitive auctioning of mining leases subject to legal permission for the same. "The Government is not at all averse to the mode of going for competitive auction of the mining leases in Goa, …

Hearing on Tata’s petition in High Court continues
13 years, 9 months ago

Hearing on Tata’s petition in High Court continues

The Hindu  

The hearing on the writ petition filed by the Tata Motors, challenging the constitutional validity of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011, continued for the sixth day in the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday. Siddhartha Mitra, counsel for Tata Motors replied to the arguments given by Advocate General Anindya Mitra and counsel for the State government before Justice …

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