Environment ministry suspends all mining leases in Goa
12 years, 6 months ago

Environment ministry suspends all mining leases in Goa

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The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest today suspended the environment clearances of all the 93 mining leases in Goa asking the mine owners to submit the relevant documents. The mine owners will have to submit their documents which are required for getting the environment clearances, Minister of Environment and Forest Jayanti Natarajan said. Justice M B Shah Commission, in its report on Goa’s illegal mining, had also pointed out that the ECs were given based on the wrong facts. Referring to the statement of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar that FIR would be filed against the former Congress chief ministers-Pratapsingh Rane and Digambar Kamat, Natarajan alleged that Parrikar was involved in “political witch hunting”.

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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 …

Mining and other promises
8 years, 1 month ago

Mining and other promises

The Hindu  

OTHER than socio-economic issues such as employment, civic infrastructure, transport, housing, health care and education, Goa grapples with a few key issues that come up during election time: the ban on iron ore mining, casinos, and, of late, English as the medium of instruction in schools. “Goa cannot run without mining,” said AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal. They were getting 500-700 …

Stop mining activities without environment clearances: HC tells Guj
11 years, 1 month ago

Stop mining activities without environment clearances: HC tells Guj

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Cracking the whip, Gujarat High Court today directed the state government to immediately stop all mining activities which do not have environment clearances. Ahmedabad: Cracking the whip, Gujarat High Court today directed the state government to immediately stop all mining activities which do not have environment clearances. The apex court had ruled that the states can grant leases for mining …

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, …

93 Goa mining leases suspended, says Jayanthi
12 years, 6 months ago

93 Goa mining leases suspended, says Jayanthi

The Hindu  

Calling the Goa government’s announcement earlier this week to suspend mining operations “an eyewash and attempt to fool the people,” Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Wednesday said her Ministry had suspended the Environment Clearances to the 93 mining leases in the State. Reacting to the Justice Shah Commission report on illegal mining, Ms. Natarajan said action would be taken after …

We’ll scrutinise all 82 mining leases: Parrikar
12 years, 6 months ago

We’ll scrutinise all 82 mining leases: Parrikar

The Hindu  

A day after the Justice M.B. Shah Commission report, indicting his predecessor Digambar Kamat for allowing illegal mining, was made public, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said his government would scrutinise all 82 leases, ahead of the upcoming mining season, and close those fraught with serious illegalities. Addressing journalists here on Saturday, Mr. Parrikar, who holds the Mines portfolio, said …

Goa miners in limbo after expiry of green clearances
13 years, 4 months ago

Goa miners in limbo after expiry of green clearances

The Hindu  

The fate of 45 mines in Goa hangs in balance as the environmental clearances granted to them by the Ministry of Environment and Forests being expired and Centre imposing a moratorium on fresh approvals. An NGO, Goa Foundation, which had moved the Bombay High Court bench in Panaji seeking closure of the mines violating the norms said “it is doubtful …

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