https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286994 Statutory controls under the MMDR Act and Tamil Nadu mineral rules were held not to extend to imported foreign river sand, because the regulatory scheme was confined to mining, transport and storage of minerals quarried within India and the 2011 Rules excluded sand. The Court upheld writ directions restraining arbitrary state interference and allowing lawful transport and sale of imported sand, treating them as within Article 226 powers. It also recognised that constitutional courts may issue ecological protection directions under the public trust doctrine, sustainable development, the precautionary principle and Articles 48-A, 51A(g) and 21 where illegal mining threatens rivers and river beds. en-us Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:20:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286994 Statutory controls under the MMDR Act and Tamil Nadu mineral rules were held not to extend to imported foreign river sand, because the regulatory scheme was confined to mining, transport and storage of minerals quarried within India and the 2011 Rules excluded sand. The Court upheld writ directions restraining arbitrary state interference and allowing lawful transport and sale of imported sand, treating them as within Article 226 powers. It also recognised that constitutional courts may issue ecological protection directions under the public trust doctrine, sustainable development, the precautionary principle and Articles 48-A, 51A(g) and 21 where illegal mining threatens rivers and river beds. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286994