Supreme Court of India
State of Karnataka and Ors. v. Janthakal Enterprises and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered view that the High Court committed a serious error in hurriedly deciding seriously disputed questions of fact without calling for a counter and without there being any proper verification· of the claim of the 302 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2011] 7 S.C.R. A first respondent by the authorities concerned.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 226 - Writ petitions involving disputed questions of fact in regard to forest/mining! environment,matters - Duty of the Court - Held: The courts should share 'the legislative concern to conserve the forests and the mineral wealth of the country - Courts should be vigilant in issuing final or interim orders in forest/mining/ Environment matters so that unscrupulous operators do not abuse the process of courts to indulge in 1arge scale violations or rob the country of its mineral wealth or secure orders by misrepresentation to circumvent the procedural
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