JUDGMENT

1. This original application has been filed to enforce the order of Government of India, Ministry of Coal, issued under Section 6 of the Coal Mines Special Provision Act, 2015, named as vesting order with its terms and conditions specifically annexure-03/vesting order in light of the EC granted in favour of the project proponent-applicant in the year 2012.

2. Ministry of Coal issued a letter dated 01.07.1998 allotting the subject coal mine to the prior allottee, JPL. Pursuant to the allocation, MoEF on 22.09.2004 granted. EC to JPL for opencast coal mining of 5.25 MTPA in the subject coal mine. On 27.01.2006, CECB issued letters granting CTO to JPL under Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and under Section 25 & 26 of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Pursuant to the CTOs, JPL started mining operations at the subject coal mine.

3. On 22.08.2007, MoEF issued Terms of Reference ("TOR") to JPL for expansion of mine capacity for opencast coal mining from 5.25 MTPA to 6.25 MTPA and for underground coal mining of 0.75 MTPA. On 22.08.2007, MoEF also issued another TOR for Coal Washery of 4.75 MTPA proposed to be established by J