Mining Cadastre Offices 9. The auction purchaser cannot be denied right to lift the remaining iron ore. 39. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Join LAWyersclubindia.com and Share your Knowledge. Types of mining rights 7. 15079 of 2010 by Division Bench of the High Court of Karnatka at Bangalore. placed on the petitioner by virtue of the above section. The letter dated 20.12.2004 has been set out earlier in which it is mentioned that 1 lakh ton of iron ore was found lying in Mining Lease No.2187 and the department can take possession and do whatever they deem it fit. Section 21 of The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and u/ s 379 of the IPC. Acts and regulations. Sun Minerals and the appellant herein, who are involved in committing the act of illegal quarrying. MINES AND MINERALS ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I Preliminary SECTION 1. 49 of 2008 proposed amendments by Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, No. This is the very same boundary mentioned in mahazar drawn by the police in the year 2006 and the mahazar drawn at the time of handing over of the iron ore to the possession of the highest bidder also reveals the same boundaries. From the record of the case, it is quite evident that the appellant went on filing writ petition, review petition and the interim application challenging the third public notification resulting in a direction issued by the High Court for getting an inventory of quantity of iron ore lifted and to be lifted by the successful bidder and surveyed by the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology. It may be relevant to submit that the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Tumkur, on the instructions from the Director of Mines and Geology, had visited the leased area of Mining Lease No.2187 on 03.01.2006 along with the technical staff and found that the appellant had put a board on his waste dump (stock belonging to Mines and Geology). It is humbly submitted that, there is a claim and counter claim in regard to the iron ore stocked on the petitioner's leased area. He also mentioned that the 19appellant has no claim of the above stock. The Commissioner, after analyzing the chemical qualities of the iron ore found that the dump-in dispute stacked near the crusher in two lots was extracted from the Kamalabai pit (appellant) located in the area leased to the appellant i.e. KAMALA BAI, ML NO.2187 FROM 2000-01 TO 2005-06 IS AS BELOW. In pursuance to the notice issued by this court, reply has been filed on behalf of respondents - State of Karnataka. Despite all these, Shri Ashok Haranahalli fairly submits that he is agreeable to sending the same Court Commissioner to the spot again for collecting the samples from 3 points in Biscuit Pit to be identified by the concerned officials of the respondents with the understanding that the respondents would not raise objection to the second report of the commissioner. 2208 covering Survey No. Ownership of minerals 4. Short title 2. Ownership of minerals vested in Republic 4. 74 of 2008 (provisions mentioned below not yet proclaimed) Proposed amendment by Section to be amended S. 16 of Act No. 5. At this juncture, the appellant withdrew his Criminal Petition No.2104 of 2010 seeking liberty to file criminal revision petition before the District Court, Tumkur challenging the order of the learned Magistrate dated 30.03.2010 and he has filed criminal revision petition before the District Judge, Tumkur against the order of the learned Magistrate dated 30.03.2010 alleging that the order passed by the learned Magistrate was one behind his back. The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05]. Mr. Ram Naik, learned senior advocate appearing for the auction purchaser contended that the appellant has not approached this court with clean hands. Copy of the statement disclosing the transportation of iron ore from the years 2001-02 to 2005-06 has also been produced with the reply. The appellant wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 23.12.2005 and thereafter filed a writ petition No. 12. 27521 of 2005 which was also dismissed on 12.04.2010. In other words, the respondents clearly focused that the appellant had illegally mined iron ore much more than the sanctioned capacity in a clandestine manner and according to the respondents the appellant was not entitled to any relief from this court. Power of Minerals Commission 101. 49 of 2008 1 shall deposit Rs.7500/- each with the Court Commissioner within 5 days from today. 35 of 1952 ) (15 March, 1952) (As modified upto 1983) An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the Regulation of labour and safety in mines Be it enacted by Parliament as follows :- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. The respondents submitted that at that point of time the appellant could legally mine upto to 5500 metric tons only in a year. Short title and Commencement. 3. T.N. 418 of 2009 in Writ Petition No. Bhushan as the Court Commissioner to submit his report to this court relating to the aforesaid controversy between parties, namely as to whether the iron stacked on the petitioner's leased area was extracted by the petitioner from the land leased to him or was illegally extracted from the abutting Government lands. Director to be responsible for implementation of Act. rule 25(1) provides that every ..... , published in the gazette of india, extraordinary, part ii section 3(1), no. N. Dharam Singh, Chief Minister of Karnataka, Bangalore, 3. Indemnity PART III MINERAL … Further it is also made clear that any intimation sent by the Court Commissioner to the learned Advocates, S/Shri Ashok Haranahalli and Sathayanarayana Singh shall be deemed to have been sent to the parties to the petition. The Commissioner requires certain knowledge to ascertain the area by examining the field condition. The audit report extracted above clearly indicate that the appellant had quarried and produced iron ore several times more than its permissible limit particularly in the years from 2003 to 2006. The respondents submitted that the appellant was required to submit monthly report showing the details of the quantity of iron ore stacked under the mining lease. An Act to repeal and replace Mining Rights Act 1967 PART I – PRELIMINARY. Mining Licensing Committee 7. Though the order specifically stated that the counsel for the appellant was present and produced the copy of the order passed by the High Court of Karnataka in Review Petition No.418 of 2009, the respondent also mentioned that the appellant is venturing all kinds of petitions suppressing the facts. This Act has been updated to Government Gazette 36541 dated 6 June, 2013. as amended by Minerals and Energy Laws Amendment Act, No. Restriction on acquisition of mineral concession PART III Administration 7. 20. 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