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This Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Mulakh Khajan Farmers Association and the Goa Foundation challenging mining-related activities in Bicholim, Goa, alleging environmental damage to khajan lands and agricultural areas. The petition raised concerns about alleged illegal mining operations, transportation of iron ore, and consequent pollution affecting farming communities and the ecology of the region.
Vedanta Limited and Surakshit Distributors Pvt. Ltd. filed Miscellaneous Civil Applications seeking to intervene or be impleaded as parties, contending that their mining lease interests and operations were directly affected by the reliefs sought in the PIL. Various other intervenors also sought to participate in the proceedings given the wide-ranging environmental and regulatory issues involved.
The Bombay High Court at Goa, presided over by Justice M. S. Karnik, considered the applications for impleadment, intervention, and other interim reliefs, and issued appropriate directions to the concerned government authorities including the Director of Mines and Geology, State of Goa, Goa State Pollution Control Board, and other respondents to ensure compliance with environmental laws and protection of khajan lands and farming interests.
Catchwords:
public interest litigation · mining · khajan lands · environmental protection · iron ore · Goa · pollution control · impleadment · intervention · Bicholim · farming community · mines and geology
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