High Court Quashes Central Government Order Requiring Mining Company to Stop Operations and Obtain Prior Approval Under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Mining Lease Renewal Not Requiring Fresh Approval Under Section 2 of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 as Lease Area Was Already Diverted for Non-Forest Use....
The petitioner, The Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores Limited, a mining company, challenged a communication dated 29 January 2014 issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (respon...




