Supreme Court Examines Validity of Transfer of Surrendered Mining Lease and Applicability of Ex Post Facto Approval Under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The case concerns mining lease M.L. No. 2010 originally granted to Dalmia Cements, which was surrendered and then transferred to the first respondent without following procedure prescribed in Rule 59 of Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, and without prior approval under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
1 Aug 2026The appeal arose from a judgment of the Karnataka High Court Division Bench that set aside a learned Single Judge’s order annulling the State Govern...
