NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert Member
Bhumi Adhigrahan Visthapan Avam Punarwas Kisaan Samiti – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. allegations of illegal sand mining with forged documents (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. tribunal constitutes inspection committee (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. applicant's claims of forgery in forest officer certificates (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 20) |
| 4. supreme court directives on esz minimum 1km buffer (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. respondents affirm site outside esz at 1.8km distance (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 6. rejects preliminary objection on draft notification (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 7. validates ec as site complies with esz guidelines (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48) |
| 8. committee report confirms no violations, no mining (Para 49) |
| 9. directs seiaa re-examination of esz compliance (Para 50 , 51 , 52) |
ORDER
1. Ms. Paushali Banerjee, learned Counsel is present for the Applicant.
2. The Applicant in the present Original Application is alleging that unabated illegal sand mining is going on in Pachadumar Sand Mining Project of M/s Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (‘JSMDCL’ for short), Respondent No.4 herein. It is alleged that the Respondent No.4 has obtained Environmental Clearance on the


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