SC Mine Bar Notice On Ramesh Ministry
Author:
First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 4,
April 2011
The Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC), run by the state government, has challenged the decision of the Jairam Ramesh-led ministry to deny clearance to a joint venture led by Sterlite Industries (India) — Vedanta's sister concern — to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills. The Dongria Kondh tribe regards the hills as sacred and opposes mining.
Acting on the OMC's petition filed last month, a two-judge bench of Justices R.V. Raveendran and A.K. Patnaik held a short hearing today and issued notices to the ministry asking for the explanation, and to the Orissa government and Sterlite. The court ordered for the petition to be listed after all the parties have placed their views.Read full report here.
Source: Legal Correspondent,The Telegraph, New Delhi.
