Why in News? Recently, the Supreme Court raised the "ceiling limit" of iron ore mining for Ballari, Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts in Karnataka, saying conservation of the ecology and environment must go hand in hand with the spirit of economic development.. Ten years after the Supreme Court clamped down on production and …
اقرأ المزيدOn the basis of the order of this Court, a Central Empowered Committee (for short 'CEC') was constituted. ... Chhattisgarh as compensation for its failure to enforce the law of the land and comply with the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court; b) The iron ore confiscated by the State should be immediately sold by inviting tenders after ...
اقرأ المزيدApril 5 - The Supreme Court orders Karnataka to lift its ban on iron ore shipments from April 20. June 27 - Iron ore exporter Mineral Enterprises Ltd says it will ask the Supreme Court to uphold the lifting of the Karnataka ban, which has been delayed by an inquiry into illegal mining.
اقرأ المزيدThe Feb. 7 court order, prompted by an appeal filed by environmental action group Goa Foundation, forced all mining activity at 88 leases in the state to be halted for the second time in six years. Iron ore production from Goa was in the range of 12 million to 13 million tonnes per year from 35 to 40 mines before the latest ban.
اقرأ المزيدA Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana today allowed mining and export of iron ore, subject to the terms and conditions laid down by the government. The bench has further permitted selling readily excavated iron ore stock at three districts in Karnataka. The court has also granted permission to …
اقرأ المزيدA bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant said it would pass a detailed order in the case filed by the Odisha government against the high court order which had allowed transportation of iron ore. The bench said it was not averse to allowing transporting of iron-ore but all the necessary dues and royalty …
اقرأ المزيدApprovals for mining within buffer without placing them before NBWL also violate the 2006 Supreme Court order. But more than 100 iron ore mining leases, including Sesa Goa's Codli mines, have clearance only from CWW, though they fall in the buffer zone. "Our interpretation of the order in terms of competent authority was CWW.
اقرأ المزيدIndia lifts iron ore mining ban in Goa, caps annual output (Reuters) India's Supreme Court lifted a 19-month old ban on mining in Goa, its top iron ore-exporting state, on Monday, a move that will put more pressure on global prices although it capped annual output in the state at 20 million tonnes.
اقرأ المزيدApex court relaxes its 2011 order: Operators can sell directly already mined iron ore in Karnataka, says SC The bench agreed with the opinion of the court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that "the demand/supply and price of iron ore are best left to be determined by the market forces".
اقرأ المزيدThe ban is expected to affect about 100 iron ore mining leases but mining from 45 of these leases had already been banned by the court through an earlier order. Companies that will be affected include JSW Steel, which recently expanded its capacity to 10 million tones, making it India's largest by capacity.
اقرأ المزيدseveral parties pressing for modification of the Court's order dated 23rd September, 2011 and seeking permission for discontinuation of compulsory sale of iron ore through e-auction and for permission to export the pellets manufacturers from the iron ore extracted from the mines in the State of Karnataka. 12.
اقرأ المزيدKarnataka Iron Ore: A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli passed the order on pleas filed by mining firms that sought lifting of curbs on the sale and export that were imposed after rampant violations.
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