The Orissa High Court has directed the State Government to restrain the Essar Steel Ltd, the Bhushan Steel Ltd and the Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd from carrying out any mining activities in Odisha.
The court verdict came after adjudication of a writ petition filed by advocate and Citizen Action Forum general secretary Chitta Ranjan Sahu in the matter of a PIL under Article 226 of the Constitution and a PIL seeking cancellation of iron ore mines pursuant to invitation of bids for grant of mining lease for iron ore dated 23-12-2015 issued by the State Government for the Ghoraburhani Sagasahi iron ore block and a notice inviting tender dated 7-3-2017 for the Kamalanga West and Netrabandha-Pahar iron ore mines.
In the writ petition,…
Read the full article at: https://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/no-mining-for-essar-bhushan-hc-directs-state.html