Supreme Court of India
State of Bihar v. Banshi Ram Modi & Ors.
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In view of the above statements the only question wbich remains to be considered in this appeal is whether the mining operations which are being carried on in the five acres of land for the purpose of winning felspar and quartz, are illegal by reason of the absence of the previous approval of the Central Government granted under the Act.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, s. 2(ii)-lnterpretation of-Mining least granted prior to coming into force of the Act-Minerals not specified in least found in the area-Whdher permission of Central Government necessary for winning new minerals from the same area. Clause (ii) of Section 2 of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (for short, the Act) which came into force on October 25, 1980, provides that notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force in a State, no State Government or other authority shall make, except with the prior approval of the Central
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