Lok Sabha Question No. 1193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Allocation of Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1193 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## Allocation of Mines

## † 1193.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

(a) the number of mines allocated during each of the last three years and the number of mines  out  of  the  said  mines  where  work  has  not  been  started  till  date  along  with  the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;

(b)  whether  a  large  number  of  cases  pertaining  to  the  mines/mining  industries  are under  consideration  in  various  courts  including  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  in  the country, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to settle these cases at the earliest?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINES, POWER,

## COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) : The State Governments grant mineral concessions for the minerals located within their respective boundaries under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation)  Act,  1957  and  rules  made  thereunder.  This  information  is  not  centrally maintained by Ministry of Mines. However, as per information provided by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), a statement showing number of mining leases granted, number of mining leases executed and number of mining leases wherein work started during last three years and current year is given at Annexure-I.

(b):  Details  of  pending  court  cases,  including  the  cases  in  Supreme  Court,  where  the Ministry of Mines is a respondent, are given in the Annexure-II.

(c): The Ministry is taking utmost care in defending the interest of Union of India. Due to the efforts made by the Ministry, the validity of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 and the provisions therein have been upheld by the Hon'ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh and by the  Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad in their judgements dated 11.3.2016 and 11.09.2015 respectively.

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|   Sr. No. | Case No.                                      | Filed by                                                                                                                          |
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|         1 | W.P. (C) No. 2260/2015 W.P. (C) No. 2291/2015 | Balaji Coal and Scraps Ltd. Vs UOI & ors Agrawal Coal Corporation Ltd. Vs UOI & ors (in the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Raipur) |
|         2 | W.P. (C) (IPL) No. 19337/2014                 | Pabitra Majhi &ors Vs UOI & ors (in the High Court of Orrisa)                                                                     |
|         3 | `W.P. No. 12820/2015                          | M/s Balaji Minerals Vs UOI At High Court of Bombay                                                                                |
|         4 | `W.P. No. 1343/2016                           | M/s Diamond Labels Pvt. Ltd. Vs State of Maharashtra                                                                              |
|         5 | O.A No. 567 of 2015                           | T.D. Chandola Vs A.P Mines and Minerals & others (before the NGT Principal bench New Delhi)                                       |
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|         7 | W.P. (C) No. 42437 of 2015                    | M/s KCP Limited Vs. UOI (in High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad)                                                                |
|         8 | W.P. (C) No. 42741 of 2015                    | M/s KCP Limited Vs. UOI (in High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad)                                                                |
|         9 | W.P. (C) No. 57619 of 2015                    | M/s Kumar Enterprises Vs UOI & ors (in the High Court of Karnataka)                                                               |
|        10 | W.P. No. 1649 of 2016                         | Shri N. Athimuthan Vs UOI & ors ( in the High Court of Judicature at Madras )                                                     |
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|        12 | W.P. No. 179/2016                             | Filed by Century Cement Vs UOI (in the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur)                                                    |
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|        14 | W.P. No. 3886/2015                            | Smt. Y. Srilakshmi Vs UoI and Ors ( in the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad                                                  |
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|        16 | W.P. No. 5979/2015                            | M/s Laxmidas Ramji Vs UoI (in the High Court of MP at Jabalpur )                                                                  |
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|   19. | SLP (Civil) No. 6505- 6506/2016   | State of Chhattisgarh and M/s Sarda Energy and Minerals Limited & ors                                                                                       |
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|    28 | W.P. No. 378/2016                 | M/s Mannet Ispat and Energy Ltd. Vs UoI and others in the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur                                                            |
|    29 | W.P. No. 628/2016                 | M/s Sharda Energy and Minerals Ltd. Vs UoI in the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur                                                                    |
|    30 | S.B.C No. 2703/2016               | Rajendra Purohit Vs UoI in the High Court of Judicature Rajasthan at Jodhpur                                                                                |
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|    33 | W.P. No. 2207/2016                | Anil Khirwal Vs UoI and others in the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi                                                                                     |
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|    |                                                                                                | the batch matter challenging the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 in the High Court of MP at Jabalpur                                                        |
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| 39 | W.P. No. 1901/2016                                                                             | M/s Awin Trading Private Ltd Vs UoI and others in the High Court of MP at Jabalpur                                                                   |
| 40 | W.P.No. 7339/2016                                                                              | M/s Ganesh Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd. Vs UoI and others in the High Court of MP at Jabalpur                                                              |
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| 44 | W.P. (c) No. 5410/2016                                                                         | Dasarath Khilai and others Vs UoI and others in the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack                                                                  |
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| 46 | W.P. No. 28169/2016                                                                            | M/s Ramco Cement Ltd. against State of Karnataka and others in the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore                                              |
| 47 | W.P. (c) No. 2515/2016                                                                         | M/s Padam Kr. Jain Vs UoI in the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi                                                                                   |
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| 49 | W.P. No. 2509/2016                                                                             | M/s Singham Minerals Vs UoI before the Hon'ble High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi                                                                     |
| 50 | W.P. No. 5734/2016                                                                             | M/s U.A Minerals Pvt. Ltd. Vs UoI in the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi                                                                            |
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| 52 | W.P. No. 3625/2016                                                                             | PM Geo Exploration India Pvt. Ltd. Vs UoI in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay                                                                  |

|    |                                         | Nagpur                                                                                   |
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