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I.A.No.277 in W.P. (C)No.202/1995 -09486DT.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)(Fir apprQpr ia te di r ec t ion and recommendations of C.E.C.)ANDI.A.NOS.717-719 IN W.P. (C(NO.202/1995(For permiss ion to implead pe t i t i one r as par ty , exemption from f i l ingO.T. and c l a r i f i ca t i on of order da ted 04.03.97 & recommendation ofC.E.C.)ANDI.A.NO.1804 in W.P. (C)No.202/1995(For direct ion)ANDI .A.Nos.1812 in W.P. (C)No.202/1995(For i m p l e a d m e n t / ~ i r e c t i o n )ANDI.A.No.1992 in W.P. (C)No.202/1995(For c l a r i f i ca t i on of orer dated 4.8.2006)WITH

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SLP(C)No.9241/2007(With app l.n . (8 ) for exemption from f i l ing O.T. and with prayer fori n t e r im . r e l i e f and of f i ce repor t )WITHSLP(C) .... /2007 CC 6426(With appln . (s) for permiss ion to f i l e SLP and with prayer for inter imr e l i e f and of f i ce repor t )ANDI.A.NOS.828 WITH 833, 834-835, 837-838, 839, 840, 846-847, 850, 853854, 855-856,866-868,869-870, 871-872, 873-874, 875 -8 76 , 877-8 78 , 879880 ,881 -882 , 891 -892 , 893-894, 900, 901-902, 903, 904, 905, 1276-1277,1310-1310A in I.A.No.833 in I .A.No.828, 1329, 1330, 1331-1332, 14501452 in 1310, 1465, 1488 in 891-892, 1590, 1612-1613 & 1700-1703 INW.P. (C)NO.202/1995(Monitoring Report of C.E.C. regarding i l l ega l mining in Arava l l i Hil l sand app ln . fo r direc t ions / impleadment /modif ica t ion / c l a r i f i ca t i on /amendment in I .A ./exem ption from f i l i ng O.T. /vaca t ion of order /var ia t ion of o rd e r/ ad d it io n a l f ac ts and grounds) ... 2


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WITHSLP(C)NO.3353/2003(With appln. (s) fo r c /de lay in f i l i ng SLP and accepting E ng lishTransla t ion and permiss ion to place addl.documents on record andexemption from f i l i ng O.T. and permission to f i l e a f f idav i t and c /de layand of f ice r epo r t )

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ANDLA.NO.1785 IN W.P. (C)NO.4677/1985(For d i r ec t i ons on beha l f of Ridge Management Board)WITHI.A.NO.1967 IN I.A.NO.1785 IN W.P. (C)NO.4677/1985(For modif ica t ion of in ter im order dated 6.5 .2002 and recommendationsof C. E. C. )ANDI.A.NOS.1037 IN 1008 & 1009 IN W.P. (C)NO.202/1995(Recommendation of C.E.C. in I.A.No.1008&1009)ANDI.A.NO.1174 IN W.P. (C)NO.202/1995(Recommendation of C.E.C. in I .A.No.804)ANDLA.NOS.1178 IN 620-621 WITH 725, 1048 IN 60, 1158, 1203 IN W.P. (C)NO . 202/1995( R e c o m m e n d a t i o ~ ~ o f C.E.C. in I.A.Nos.620-621 with I.A.No.725 and repor tof C. E . C . ) v-ANDLA.Nos.1179 in 675-676 & 957 in W.P. (C)No.202/1995(Recommendation of C.E.C. in I.A.Nos.675-676 and 957)WITHI .A.No.77 in W.P. (C)No.337/1995(For di r ec t ions )AND WITHLA.NOS.2007 AND 2008 IN LA.No.1612 in LA.No.828 in W.P. (C)No.202/1995(For permission to f i l e addl .documents and exemption from f i l ing O.T.)

Date: 03/08/2007h ea rin g to da y.CORAM :

These appl i ca t ions /Pe t i t ions were ca l led on fo r

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICEHON'BLE DR. JUSTICE ARIJIT PASAYATHON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.H. KAPADIAMr.U.U.Lal i t , Sr.Adv. (A.C.)Mr.Siddhartha Chowdhury, Adv. (A.C.)

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C in W.P. (C) No. 467/85

For P e t i t i o n e r ( s )in SLP(C)No.9241/07

SLP(C) .... /07 CC 6426For Respondent(s) /a p p l i c a n t ( s )

For UOI-MoEF

For S t a t e of R a j a s t h a n

S t a t e of B i h a r / T r i p u r a

S t a t e of Haryana

For C h h a t t i s g a r h

I.A.No.90S

S t a t e of K erala

In SLP(C)No.3353/03

3M r . R a n j i t Kumar, Sr.Adv. (A.C.)Mr.Kamal Gupta, Adv. (A.C.)

In personMr.Gopal Subrmaniam, ASGMr.Viplav Sharma, Adv.Mr.Sanjay R.Hegde, Adv.Dr.Abhishek M.Singhvi, Sr.Adv.Mr.Anurag Singh, Adv.Mr.Naresh Bakshi , Adv..'Hr. A. D.N .Rao, Adv . (NP)Mr. P.K. Manohar, Adv.Mr.G.E.Vahanvat i , S.G.Mr.Vikas Singh, ASGMr. Harish B e e ~ a n , Adv.For Mr.R.C.Kathia, Adv.For Mr.D.S.Mahra, Adv.For P .Parmeswa ran, Adv.Mr.Vikas Singh, ASGMr.Aruneshwar Gupta , AAGMr.Naveen Kr.Singh, Adv.

Mr.B.S.Banthia , Adv.Mr.Vikas Upadhyay, Adv.Mr.Gopal Singh, Adv.Mr.Anukul Raj, Adv.M r . R i t u r a j Biswas, Adv.

Mr.Raj iv Dutta , Sr.Adv.Mr .Manj it S ingh , AAGf o r Mr.T.V.George, Adv.Ms.Suparna S r i v a s t a v a , Adv.Ms.Nidhi Minocha, Adv.Mr.Rajesh S h r i v a s t a v a , Adv.

M s . S h a i l j a Sinha , Adv.Mr.Surya Kant, Adv.Mr.P.V.Dinesh, Adv.Mr.Prashant Bhushan, Adv.Mr.Rohit Kumar Singh, Adv.Mr.Sumeet Sharma, ADv.Mr.Puneet J a i n , Adv.Mr.H.D.Thanvi, Adv.For Ms.Prat ibha Jain, ADv. .4


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I .A.No.869-70 in WP(C)202/95 &No.1785 in WP(C)4677/85

,- Sta te of D.P.

I .A.No.1812

I.A.No.1465

I .A.Nos.840,850,900,1465,1590

I .A.No.834-835 inLA.828I .A.No.1329-1330

I .A.Nos.1612-1613

I.A.No.1450-1452

I .A.No.1804

I.A.No.1992

1 .A. Nos. 891- 892, 1488 in891-892

4Mr.S.K.Dwivedi , AAGMr.S.W.A.Qadri , Adv.Mr.Anuvrat Sharma, Adv.For Mr.Kamlendra Mishra, Adv.Ms.Manita Verma, Adv.Mr.S.K.Slnha, Adv.Mr.Dhruv Mehta, Adv.Mrs.Jayashree Wad,Adv.Mr.Ashish Wad, Adv.Mr.Neeraj Kumar, Adv.Mr.Chirag Dave, Adv.Dr.A.M.Slnghvi, Sr.AdvMr.Dhruv Mehta, Adv.Mr.Harshvardhan Jha, Adv.Mr.Ya sh ra j S ingh Deora, Adv.For M/s.K.L.Mehta & Co., Advs.Mr.Suni l Dogra, Adv.Ms.Sumita Hazarika, Adv.Ms.Aruna Gupta, Adv.

Mr.Dhruv Mehta, Adv.Ms.Aruna Gupta, Adv.Mr.M.N.Krishnamani, Sr.Adv.Mr.S.L.Kumar, Adv.Mr.B.V.K.Alwalia , Adv.

Mr.Pal lav Shishod ia , Adv.Mr.D.N.Mishra, Adv.Mr.M.N.Krishnamani, Sr.Adv.Mr .Bhavanishankar V.Gadnis , Adv.Mr.G.Umapathy, Adv.Mrs.Suni ta B.Rao, Adv.Mr.Gopal Subramaniam, ASGMr.Viplav Sharma, Adv.Mr.Sanjay R.Hegde, Adv.Mr.D.N.Ray, Adv.Mr.Raj iv Mehta, Adv.

Mr.K.B.Rohtagi, Adv.Ms.Aparna Rohatgi J a i n , Adv.

Mr.Mahesh Kasana, Adv.Miss Shivangi , Adv.Ms.Pinky, Adv.For Ms.Hemantika Wahi, Adv.Ms.Rachna Sr ivas tava , AAG.Mr.R.B.Mishra, Adv.

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5Mr.K.K.GUpta, Adv.Mr.S.K.SInha, Adv.Mr. Tara Chand Sharma, Adv.Miss Neelam Sharma, Adv.Mr.Kishan Dat ta ,Adv.

M/s .Suresh A.Shroff &'Co., Advs.Mr.Ajay Maji th ia , Adv.Mr.Rajesh Kumar, Adv.For Dr.Kai lash Chand, Adv.~ r . A m i t Kumar, Adv.Mr.Shashi B.Upadhyay, Adv.Mr.V.Balachandran, Adv.Mr.E.M.S.Anarn, Adv.Mr.Anil Nag, Adv.Mr.Praven Jain , Adv.Mr.E.C.Vidya Sagar, Adv.Ms.Binu Tamta, Adv.Mr.Bimal Roy Jad , Adv.Ms.Sandhya Goswami, Adv.Ms.Anil Kat iyar , Adv.Mr.M.C.Mehta (In person) (N.P.)Mr.D.N.Goburdhan, Adv.Mr .V i ja y Pan jwani , Adv.Mr.Goodwill Indeevar , Adv.Ms.Vibha Dutta Makhija, Adv.

UPON hear ing counsel the Court made the fol lowingo R D E R

1 . A. No.7 7 in W. P. (C) No . 337/1995 :

Heard l earned AAG fo r the S ta t e .

The State of U tta ra kh and p ro po se s to lay down p ipe l ine forsupply of dr inking water to the Askot Wildl i fe S an ctua ry in d i s t r i c t

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6 11Pi thoragarh and permission i s sought fo r t r ansfe r of 3.40 h a.o f r es er vefo res t land fo r t h i s purpose . The C .'E. C. was d i rec ted to go throughthe proposal and propose the terms and condi t ions as it may deem f i t .The C.E.C. ' s recommendations have been rece ived . Subject to the

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f u l f i l lment of the cond it ions as contemplated by C.E.C. , t h i sappl icat ion i s al lowed.I .A.No.277:

The mat te r per ta ins to some of the saw mil l s in theers twhi le Sta te of Ut ta r Pradesh, now a pa r t of the Sta te ofUttarakhand. This LA. has become in f ruc tuous and dismissed as suchsince a new Sta te (Uttarakhand) had a lready been carved out of U.P. TheState of Uttarakhand, i f so advised, may move a f resh app l i ca t ion , i fthey think f i t .I.A.Nos.717-719:

These app l i ca t ions are a lready covered by the orders passedby th i s Court ea r l i e r , based on the recommendations of the C.E.C. Theappl icat ions are d isp osed of accordingly .I .A.No.1804:

Issue not ice to MoEF; C.E.C. and the Sta te of Karnataka.Reply, i f any, may be f i l ed within four weeks.I .A.No.1812:

Post along with I .A.NO.1429.ItA.No.1992 & SLP(C) ..... /07 CC 6426!

Issue not ice on the appl icat ion as well as on the specia lleave pe t i t i on . C.E.C. to f i l e i t s response with in four weeks.I . A. No. 196 7 :

The appl ican ts here in sought fo r mining le ase for an exten tof 516.518 ha. of land out of which 481.985 ha. i s claimed to be

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barren , rocky and wasteland.7

The proper ty l i e s in the Aravali rangeand th i s Court passed a de ta i l ed judgment in th i s connection on 18 t hMarch, 2004 r ~ p o r t e d in 2004(12) SCC p .1 l8 . Learned counsel fo r theappl ican ts submit t h a t the M inis try of Environment & Fores ts(Government of India) by i t s l e t t e r dated 28 t h Ju ly , 2006 has grantedpermission to the p resen t appl ican ts sub jec t to ce r t a in condit ionswhich are s ta ted in the sa id order. Learned senior counsel appear ingfor the Sta te of Haryana, though has not f i l ed any a f f idav i t but onins t ruct ions submit ted tha t the State of Haryana has also no object ionin granting permission to these l icensees to go-ahead with the miningac t iv i ty . As per the direc t ions contained in the judgment, th i s Courthas not rece ived any repor t from the toncerned Monitoring Committeewhich i s appointed by th i s Court in the sa id judgment.

Issue no tice to the Monitoring Committee. Ministry of,Environment an?_ Fores ts wi l l take not ice , as the Nodal Agency as per

paras 91 and 92 of the sa id jud gment, an d sha l l see t h a t the Committeesha l l f i l e i t s response a t the ea r l i e s t , within a per iod of four weeks.

Lis t on 7 September, 2007.I.A.No.1785 in W.P. (C)No.4677/1985:

Li s t on 7 September, 2007.I.A.Nos.1331-32 in 1310:

Issue not ice .weeks.

C.E.C. to f i l e i t s response within four

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8r .A.Nos.837-838,839, 840, 846-847, 850, 853-854, 855, 866-68, 869-70,871-72, 873-74 with nOD, 875-76 with n01 , 877-78 with 1702, 879-80with 1703, 881-82 with 1703, 891-92, 893-94, 900, 905:

weeks.Issue not ice . C.E.C. to ' f i l e i t s response within four

Li s t on 7 September, 2007.1 .A. No. 1276 -7 7 :

Li s t on 7 S e p t e m ~ e r , 2007.I .A.Nos.1329-30:

Sta te o f R ajasth an i s di r ec ted to f i l e i t s response, if any,to the r epo r t of C.E.C. within four weeks.I.A.Nos.1450,1451 & 1452:

Lis t along with I .A.Nos.1331-32.LA.No.1488 in 891-92, 1590, 1612-13 with 2007-08:

'\ ,I ssue not lce . C.E.C. to f i l e response within four weeks.Lis t on 7 t h September, 2007.

SLP(C1No.3353/2003:

The State seeks to vary the in ter im order passed by th i sCourt . The State sha l l f i l e an a f f idav i t as to whether the area underquest ion f a l l s within the fo res t or not w ith in four weeks.

A copy of the spec ia l leave pe t i t ion be furnished to thelearned Amicus Curaie.I.A.No.1037 in 1008 & 1009:

The appl icants in these appl icat ions a llege tha t th e re waslarge scale fe l l ing of t rees in and around the area of Tehr i HydroDevelopment Corporat ion near Tehr i Dam. The matter was referred to theC.E.C. and approval has been granted under the F.e .Act fo r therehabi l i ta t ion of the Tehri Dam oustees and it was necessary to f ind

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9out a su i tab le p lace where the t r ees have to be cut . The appl icantshave made ce r t a in wild a l lega t ions in the appl icat ion impl ica t ing the

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Fores t Minis ter and also a Member of, the C.E.C. When the appl ica t ion iscal led , the appl ican ts are not presen t e i the r in person or throughcounsel and the a l l ega t ions made in the complaint are apparen t ly nott rue . Learned AAG fo r the Sta te submits t ha t one o f the

appl i can t /pe t i t ione r no.9 has been involved in ser ies of offences andi s in cus to dy und er the Wildl i fe Act .

The appl ica t ions are dismissed accordingly .I . A. No. 1174 :

The Sta te i s d irec ted to f i l e i t s response with in fourweeks.I . A. No. 1178 :

In t h i s appl ica t ion , a public i n t e re s t l i t i gan t , has al leged! t ha t there i s ~ a r g e sca le i l l ega l mining operat ions in the Dis t r i c t of

Shivpuri d i s t r i c t of Madhya Pradesh and the appl ican ts a l l ege thatbecause of t h i s i l l e ga l mining, there i s a ser ious t hr ea t to theecology and the C.E.C. has inspected in tha t background and has givencer ta in recommendations. I t i s recommended t h a t the Ch ie f Conser va to rof Fores ts and the Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh shouldper iod ical ly review the s t a tus of ef f ec t iveness of pro tec t ive measurestaken in Shivpur i . The s t a tus of implementation of var ious measuresfor control l ing i l l e ga l mining in Shivpuri should be placed through anaff idavi t to be f i l ed by the Chief Secretary, M.P., every s ix months.No mining l ease inc luding renewal of mining l eases should be permittedupto 250 mtrs from the boundary of any fo res t area . A ll exis t ingmining l eases , including mining l eases renewed, should be cancel ledforthwith . I t was also suggested tha t no mining leases should be

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~ ~ away from the fo res t area and t h a t the proposed mining lease is not:i'l ikely to adversely a f fec t conservat ion and pro tec t ion of fo res t . Itwas fur ther suggested t ha t because of large sca le i l l ega l miningoperat ions i f any damage has been caused, the Sta te should takeappropriate s teps to recover damages from the persons who areresponsible for it and it has a l so made cer ta in other recommendations.

The State i s di rec ted to f i l e i t s response to the variousrecommendations of the C.E.C. with in four weeks.I A .No. 117 9:

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