Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1226 · Decided 14 December 2017
Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & ORS. v. State of Karnataka & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1226 · [2017] 14 S.C.R. 409
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 562/2009
- Decided
- 14 December 2017
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, NAVIN SINHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
Headnote
Mining - Illegal extraction of iron-ore - Regulation of - Absolute ban imposed by the Supreme Court on the mining activities in three districts of Karnataka. i.e., Bellary, Chitradurga and and protect the huge ecological and environmental D degradation caused by illegal mining in aforesaid districts - However. to ensure that a minimum quantity of iron ore is available. the Supreme Court permitted limited mining activity by permitting I 8 leases in Category 'A· and 63 in
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