Supreme Court of India
Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the ceiling limit of iron ore mining may be raised from 28 MMT to 35 MMT for District Bellary, and from 7 MMT to 15 MMT for Chitradurga and Tumkur Districts collectively.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Environmental laws: Mines and minerals: Iron ore – Ceiling Limit on production – Enhancement or removal – Production iron ore, from all mining leases in Districts of Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga in the State of Karnataka – In year 2011, complete ban imposed on mining in the districts of Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts of Karnataka on the basis of the report of Centrally Empowered Committee-CEC – In the year 2012, on recommendations of CEC, ceiling limit of 25 million metric tonnes-MMT in District Bellary and 5 MMT in Chitradurga and Tumkur districts prescribed – Applications…
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