Since various Central and state laws take care of both — sovereign right to acquire land and largest public good — any contract with the multinational companies and even with public sector undertakings should have inbuilt mechanism for providing schools, hospitals and other facilities like roads to local populace under new era of public-private partnership (PPP).
“There is the involvement of human factor as most of the mineral wealth in India is not under uninhabited wasteland, it lies mostly under dense forests and areas inhabited by people who can claim to be the oldest dwellers of this ancient country," a bench of Justices Aftab Alam and B.S. Chauhan said. As multinationals companies and PSUs are either in the race for exploitation of the precious minerals, or partners under in the PPP, the Union and state governments should ensure that various legislations passed by Parliament or the state Assemblies are followed in letter and spirit. Read the full report here.
Source: S.S. Negi, The Asian Age, New Delhi
