Judgment :

SLPs.(C).Nos. 7366-67 of 2010 and Writ Petition (C) No. 562 of 2009

Pending further orders, we hereby direct the Central Empowered Committee (“CEC”, for short) to submit its report on the subject-matter of pending SLPs (C).Nos. 7366-67 of 2010 and W.P. (C).No. 562 of 2009 after hearing the affected parties. In short, we want to know whether mining is going on in the forest area in the Bellary region restricted to six mining leases granted in favour of M/s. Bellary Iron Ore (P) Ltd., M/s. Mahabaleswarappa & Sons, M/s. Ananthapur Mining Corporation and M/s. Obulapuram Mining Co. (P) Ltd. in the first instance. The affected parties will submit their representations to CEC 29-11-2010. On receiving the representations, CEC will hear the parties concerned on or before 16-12-2010 and will submit its report to this Court by 5-1-2011. It is made clear that hearing before CEC will be confined to the aforestated lessees, for the present.

The Registry is directed to issue notice to all the respondents in W.P.(C).No. 562 of 2009. Dasti service, in addition, is permitted.

Place these matters on 7-1-2011, subject to overnight part-heard, if any. The Registry is also directed to upload