Judgment :

In continuation of our order dated 13-4-2012 (State of A.P. V. Obulapuram Mining Co. (P) Ltd., (2013) 8 SCC 213), as far as Category ‘A’ is concerned, the recommendations made by the Central Empowered Committee. In Para 14 of its Report dated 18-4-2012, is accepted with a specific clarification that individual reclamation and rehabilitation report for each mining lease(s) would specify unbroken forest area. Mining which is to be resumed in appropriate cases falling in Category ‘A’, however, shall not extend to unbroken forest areas. Further, we direct the Ministry of Environment and Forests to revisit the statutory clearances earlier granted by it in the light of reclamation and rehabilitation plan.

Sale of iron ore lying at various cancelled stockyards is permitted through e-auction by the Monitoring Committee with the condition that the sale proceeds (sic from sale of iron ore from mines/stockyards) not found to be involved in any illegality will be reimbursed to the respective stockyards.

The Report of the Central Empowered Committee dated 13-3-2012, is accepted in respect of ML No. 2581 of M/s. SMIORE.

The learned counsel appearing in IAs.Nos. 47 and 48 submits that