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The appellants operated nine stone‑crushing units in Trisoolam Village, Tamil Nadu, and were served notices by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for being within 500 metres of a residential area. The appellants contended that the permissible distance had been reduced to 300 metres and that all …
The State of Tamil Nadu, after a high‑level committee report on environmental damage caused by sand quarrying, inserted Rule 38A in the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules to vest exclusive sand‑quarrying rights in the State and to terminate all existing private leases. The Madras High Court …
The appellant V. K. Dura submitted the highest tender for a sand quarry lease but his offer was rejected. He appealed to the Director of Geology and Mines, who allowed the appeal on 1 April 1997 but granted the lease only for the remaining period up to 31 March 1998 and imposed seigniorage fees …
Petitioners challenged the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules 8‑C (as amended on 10 June 1992) and Rule 38, alleging that they illegally reserve quarrying of certain granites for the State Government and its companies without the Central Government’s approval required under Section 17‑A(2) of …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of Rule 39 of the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959, which permits the State Government to grant or renew quarry leases in special cases for mineral development and public interest. The petitioners argued that the rule conferred unguided, …
