Court : Kolkata
Reported in : AIR1957Cal326,61CWN55
..... levy, collection and payment of the duties of excise. in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17, rules have been prescribed by the central government, known as the coal mines (conservation and safety) rules, published under notification no. sro 3146 dated 25th september, 1954. chapter y of the said rules, deals' with the levy and collection of excise ..... the net raisings were 70,865 tons of which the factory consumed 54,169 tons and the balance was sold to the railways and others.2. the coal mines (conservation and safety) act 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the act) being act no. xii of 1952, is a central act the object of which is to ..... b'. the letter inter alia stated as follows :'i am directed to state that in accordance with the coal mines (conservation and safety) rules framed under the coal mines (conservation and safety) act 1952 the duty of excise is also to be collected on coal or coke despatched by means other than rail, namely, road, river and air etc. with effect from .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Mumbai
Reported in : 2009(4)BomCR414; 2009(111)BomLR502
..... sub-section (1) the government company shall, on and from the date of such vesting, be deemed to have become the lessee in relation to such coal mine as if a mining lease in relation to the coal mine has been granted to the government company and the period of such lease could have been granted under the mineral concession rules; and all the rights ..... background of above provisions under maharashtra land revenue code. section 18 of this act casts duty upon the central government to take all such steps as may be necessary for conservation and systematic development of minerals in india and for protection of environment by preventing or controlling any pollution and to make rules for that purpose. sub-section (2) gives heads .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Karnataka
Reported in : 2009(1)KCCR5(SN)
..... the state government has executed the lease in their favour, after going through the observations in section 2 of the forest [conservation] act, 1980 viz., for grant of such mining leases even in forest areas, the prior approval of the central government has been obtained and therefore there is nothing for this ..... effective implementation, which mainly depends on the effective working and implementation of the indian forest act, 1927 and other forest acts, both general and conservation.133. conservation of forests by itself ensures maintenance and sustenance of environment, protection of the environment and on the preservation of the ecological balance and prevention of ..... department [copy produced at annexure-r4 to the affidavit of the secretary dated 19-10-2006], addressed to the secretary to government of india, ministry of coals and mines, new delhi, it is obvious that the state government had rethinking about its own recommendations, as some of the recommendations were not in order. in .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Jharkhand
Reported in : 2007(2)BLJR1185; [2007(2)JCR357(Jhr)]
..... of west singhbhum jharkhand. on 26.3.2004 the state government also entered into mou with the petitioner and for setting up mini blast furnace, iron ore mining and crushing & coal mining in west singhbhum of jharkhand at the proposed investment of rs. 71.40 crores. petitioner's case is that after mou was signed the state government expressed ..... in 1986, the c.g. may after consulting the s.g. just reserve any area -- not covered by a pl or a ml -- with a view to conserving any mineral. apparently, the idea of such reservation is that the minerals in this area will not be exploited at all, neither by private parties nor in the public sector ..... the act. section 17a reads as under:17a- reservation of area for purposes of conservation: (1) the central government, with a view to conserving any mineral and after consultation with the state government, may reserve any area not already held under any prospecting licence or mining lease and, where it proposes to do so, it shall, by notification in .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2009(4)ALT71
..... is completely given a go by in enacting these provisions. learned senior counsel relied upon some decisions of the supreme court in pleasant stay hotel and anr. v. palani hills conservation council and ors. : (1995) 6 scc 127: mahendra babubrao's case (supra): kurian's case (supra); suo motu petitoner v. state of rajasthan : air 2005 rajasthan 82; maneka gandhi's .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : AIR2004SC4016; 2005(5)ALLMR(SC)353; (2004)3CompLJ199(SC); JT2004(4)SC181; 2004(3)SCALE396; (2004)12SCC118
..... control of pollution) act, 1981, the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, forest (conservation) act, 1980. mere approval of the mining plan by government of india, ministry of mines would not absolve the lease holder from complying with the other provisions.53. rules 31 to 41 contained ..... of experts in the following disciplines :(i) eco-system management(ii) air/water pollution control(iii) water resource management(iv) flora/fauna conservation and management(v) land use planning(vi) social sciences/rehabilitation(vii) project appraisal(viii) ecology(ix) environmental health(x) subject area specialists ..... mine planning & design institute limited (cmpdi) on being asked by the central pollution control board to conduct a study of environmental problems of aravalli hills and preparation of action plan for restoration of environmental quality in gurgaon district, after extensive examination, has submitted to cpcb its final report in july 2003. cmpdi is a subsidiary of coal .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Gujarat
Reported in : (2000)3GLR2505
..... . 3. planning for economic and social development. 4. roads and bridges. 5. water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes. 6. public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management. 7. fire services. 8. urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of ecological aspects. 9. safeguarding the interests of weaker sections ..... entry no. 5 reads as under.'5. local government, that is to say, the constitution and powers of municipal corporations, improvement trusts, district boards, mining settlement authorities and other local authorities for the purpose of local self-government or village administration.'entry 18 reads as under.' land, that is to say, ..... development act which reads as under.'(viii) 'development' with all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means the carrying out of any building, engineering, mining or other operation, in or over or under land or the making of any material change in any building or land or in the use of any .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Mumbai
Reported in : AIR1984Bom366; 1984MhLJ534
..... any other means of communication, transport supply of water and electricity , any other source of energy street lighting, drainage, sewerage, education and welfare projects, markets and conservancy and any convenience which the state government may specify to the be an amentity. sub-section (2) of section 28 prescribed that in addition the authority or board ..... and confers power to sell the land vested in the board, expression 'development' is defined under section 2(13) and means 'carrying out of building , engineering , mining or other operations in or over,, or undder, any land (including land under sea , crock, river, lake or any other water) or the making of nay ..... is no longer a good law in view of the subsequent decision of the supreme court, : [1983]1scr1000 , sanjeev coke manufacturing company v bharat coking coal ltd. the submission cannot be accepted and both the reasons suggested by the learned counsel are devoid of anymerit. the first submission that the question of validity .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Rajasthan
Reported in : RLW2005(1)Raj389
..... and 5670 had yet to apply.6. this petition was initially directed against five respondents; union of india, state of rajasthan through, secretary mines, state pollution control board, chief conservator of forest and secretary environment state of rajasthan, jaipur. it appears that mangalam cement ltd. aditya nagar modak, upper mall pathar vyavasayee ..... of environmental quality was initiated by the central pollution control board and the work was entrusted by it to the central mine planning and design institute limited (cmpdil), a subsidiary of coal india limited, with the following objectives:-1. to prepare status report of the problems of pollution in aravali hills;2. ..... act, 1986, air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and forest (conservation) act, 1980. mere approval of the mining plan would not absolve the lease holder from complying with the other provisions. rules 31 to 41 contained in chapter v of the mineral .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : AIR1997SC3297; JT1997(6)SC449; 1997(4)SCALE746; (1997)8SCC191; [1997]Supp2SCR305
..... by all socialist writers. socialism is, first of all, a protest against the material and cultural poverty inflicted by capitalism on the mass of the people. nationalisation of coal mine for distribution was upheld as a step towards socialism. in state of tamil nadu etc. etc. vs. l. abu kavur bai & ors. etc. [(1984) ..... of eco-friendly environment as a whole comprising of man-made and the natural environment. it is, therefore, the duty of every citizen and industry to conserve, and if it becomes inevitable to disturb its existence, it is concomitant duty to reforest and restore forestation; duty of the state to coordinate with ..... of the minister. in the exercise of their functions relating to land under any enactment, every minister and government department must have regard to the desirability of conserving the natural beauty and amenity of the countryside. ministerial responsibility. 69. as stated hereinbefore, the constitution envisions to establish an egalitarian social order rendering to .....
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