There is a perennial need for regulatory and institutional changes to keep in step with the social and infrastructural development. It often seems that the law is playing catch up with situations that evolve and many a times it is possible to trace in new or amended legislation the exact gap or mischief it is trying to plug.
Tag: Supreme Court
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Patnitop ropeway may get SC’s nod: J&K govt
For the proposed rope-way, connecting Kud with Patnitop, the Jammu & Kashmir government is hopeful to get clearance from the Supreme Court, Jammu and Kashmir government said on November 18.
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Ore quantity of e-auctioning is very megre for port
The Mormugao Port Trust in Goa could see an increase in its cargo as the Supreme Court allowing the e-auction of about 11 million tonne (mt) of iron ore mined in the state. However, this is just a fourth of about 40 mt of iron-ore cargo the port handled in its heydays.
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Goa to earn Rs 1,500-cr by selling extracted iron ore
From the e-auctioning of extracted iron ore, the Goa government is expecting to earn a revenue of Rs 1,500 crore. The iron ore is lying at various jetties and mining sites in the state as the mining ban in imposed by the Supreme Court.
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JSWĆās Vijayanagar plant to run at full capacity
Due to iron ore supply issues, JSW SteelĆās Vijayanagar plant in Karnataka is currently running at 85 per cent capacity utilisation level. While the Supreme Court has approved the opening of 115 Category A and B iron ore mines in Karnataka, only 15 are up and running.
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Power cos violating coal block norms
Many private power companies in the country were violating the terms and conditions of coal block allocation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the jurisdiction of Supreme Court (SC) and the Union Power Ministry (MoP) have found in their probe. The Ministry suspects that these companies have no intention to sell power to discoms but want to sell it to industries or at exchanges at higher rates.
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Nepal stays GMR project
Nepal's Supreme Court recently stayed the negotiations on the power development agreement (PDA) between the government and GMR Energy for the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydropower Project.
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SC asks govt to reveal procedure adopted for block allocation
Union government was asked by the Supreme Court to explain the procedure and methodology adopted for the allocation of 164 coal blocks. The apex court asked the central government to submit an affidavit, along with supporting material, explaining the above details. The court passed this order after going through the status report submitted by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
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Goa govt to apprise SC on action against illegal mining
Goa government is taking steps to address the issue of illegal mining in the state and it would apprise the Supreme Court about the measures taken by when the matter comes up for hearing on July 10, reports indicate. Among the measures initiated by the state are adoption of differential global positioning systems (DGPS) mapping, regularization of dumps, e-filling. The state government is learnt to have addressed mining issues in four areas out of the six areas of conc
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Karnataka cancels mining leases
According to the order of the Supreme Court, the Karnataka government has cancelled 51 iron ore mining leases in Category C. Holders of these mines were charged of carrying out rampant mining illegally outside the lease area