Apex court issues notice to Centre, Goa on iron ore exports

22 Jan 2013 Evaluate

A notice has been issued by the Supreme Court to the Centre and the Goa Government on a plea alleging that State Government, in violation of its order, has allowed export of iron ores, purportedly extracted from Maharashtra. The court has asked all parties to file replies and the Forest Bench of SC headed by Justice Aftab Alam listed the matter for February 15.

The court gave the order while hearing a plea filed by an NGO, Goa Foundation, which alleged that the State Government allowed the export without verifying the correctness of the statement made by the exporter who had claimed that the ores were extracted in Maharashtra and not in Goa. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam also sought the replies of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and various private companies to the allegation and has asked CEC to submit its report on the illegal mining in the State.

Moreover, the apex court-appointed committee in its report has recommended that resumption of mining operations, halted by the apex court, may be not be permitted till the State Government notifies rule to regulate storage, transportation and shipment of mineral ore.

The Chief Minister said that the order has come in State government’s favour as the Court finds no seriousness in the plea and hence has not issued a stay on export. Meanwhile, the Directorate of Geology and Mines has not issued any stop order on the export and the trading company has exported around 60,000 metric tones of ore from the Panjim port.

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