Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puran Singh Vs Vinod Kaushal dated 12/09/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sudheer Kumar Pandey Vs State of Chhattisgarh & Others dated 11/09/2023.

The matter related to illegal mining of dolomite in the area of districts Raigarh and Sarangarh, Chhattisgarh.

The applicant, Sudheer Kumar has alleged that the miners are engaged in mining beyond the area permitted under the concerned permissions/sanctions/NOCs/Environmental Clearance and in transportation of mined mineral, due precaution is not being observed causing huge dust and thereby causing air pollution.

Factual note filed by the District Mineral Officer, Baramulla in response to News article published in Village Square website dated 20.08.2023 titled, “Gypsum Jam: Rampant mining troubles Kashmir villagers” (O.A. NO. 538/2023).

Order of the High Court of Jharkhand in the matter of Akash Vashishtha Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 06/09/2023.

The matter related to the preservation of the eco-sensitive Doon Valley and to prevent its degradation.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court expressed its displeasure with the action taken by the Rupnagar police in handling illegal mining taking place in the area.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dipak Mahapatra Vs West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Ltd. (WBMDTCL) dated 04/09/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balbir Sandhu Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/08/2023.

The complaint of the applicant is that a mining plan of three units has been approved in violation of the District Survey Report (DSR) of Ambala district. Submission of counsel for applicant is that in terms of DSR, the total mineable mineral (boulder, gravel and sand) in Ambala is 38.29 lakhs MT. However, the miners have been permitted to extract around 71 lakhs MT of mineable minerals in district Ambala which is a clear violation of the District Survey Plan.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sunder Singh & Others Vs M/S Satish Kumar Garg and Company & Others dated 28/08/2023.

The Supreme Court, August 28, 2023 directed that till further orders are passed trees should not be cut by the mining company, M/S Satish Kumar Garg and Company on the strength of the environmental clearance by the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEIAA) granted on August 8, 2023.