Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 265 · Decided 18 April 2013
Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & ORS. v. State of Karanataka & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 265 · [2013] 6 S.C.R. 810
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 562/2009
- Decided
- 18 April 2013
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, RANJAN GOGOI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 142; Forest Conservation Act; Environment Protection Act Section 14
Headnote
Environment Protection and Pollution Control: Forest - Illegal mining in forest area of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - PIL - Court appointed Central Powered Committee (CEC) in its report indicating illegal mining- Joint Team constituted by Court, determined 166 mining leases - CEC in its final report recommended categorization of mines into 3 categories viz. A, B and C on the basis of extent of encroachment of mining pits and overburden dumps - CEC recommended resumption of A and B category mines subject to certain conditions and E closure of
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