https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278436 The Kerala High Court examined the interaction between the 2006 environmental clearance notification, the Deepak Kumar directions, the 2012 Central Government order, the MMDR Act, and the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules. It held that prior environmental clearance applies prospectively to new quarrying or mining projects and to fresh grants or renewals below five hectares, but not to existing leases and permits already in force on the relevant dates. It also held that mining permits remain within the State's regulatory power as other mineral concessions, and that the approved mining plan requirement in Rule 68 operates subject to the transitional dispensation in Rule 66 for existing operators. The State's 2014 order could not be acted upon while the NGT restraint order continued. en-us Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 08:03:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278436 The Kerala High Court examined the interaction between the 2006 environmental clearance notification, the Deepak Kumar directions, the 2012 Central Government order, the MMDR Act, and the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules. It held that prior environmental clearance applies prospectively to new quarrying or mining projects and to fresh grants or renewals below five hectares, but not to existing leases and permits already in force on the relevant dates. It also held that mining permits remain within the State's regulatory power as other mineral concessions, and that the approved mining plan requirement in Rule 68 operates subject to the transitional dispensation in Rule 66 for existing operators. The State's 2014 order could not be acted upon while the NGT restraint order continued. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278436