Fri,Aug 26, 2011
Manohar LalManohar Lal, TNN
RANCHI: Giving an immediate relief to the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), the Jharkhand high court on Thursday ordered a status quo on the closure of as many as 14 operational mines as ordered by the state pollution control board till August 30.
BCCL had moved the high court challenging the order of state pollution control board issued last week. The coal mining giant has said in its petition that the order of the state pollution board was too harsh and it could affect the companies run on the coal mined from this area.
The hearing on the petition was taken up in the court of Justice Poonam Srivastava. The counsel for BCCL said though the mines are not closed as the copy of the order has not been received by the company, the order of pollution control board does not comply with the pollution law of the state.
Contesting the arguments, advocate-general Anil Kumar Sinha said the order was very much in accordance with the law and these mines were run without prior permission from the state government.
Sinha said the company despite several notices slapped by the state pollution control board was neither replying nor abiding by the norms laid by the pollution control board. After hearing the arguments, the court asked the state government to file a counter affidavit on the petition of BCCL.
The court also ordered maintaining a status quo on as many as 22 operational mines of the company and adjourned the hearing till Tuesday.
The state pollution control board has ordered closure of mines of the company for not following green norms last week.
The underground and open cast mines which were ordered for closure are Phularitarh, Muraidih, Shatabdi, Govindpur, Gajlitarh, Mudidih, Tetulmari, Senara, Bansjora, Gondudih Khas, Khushanda, Ena, Kujama, Ginagarha, Bahra South, Gopalichak, Murlidih, Dahibari and Bahra North.
BCCL, a Coal India Ltd subsidiary, has as many as 69 coal mines in the state and made major technological changes to enhance production, which according to the state pollution control board had violated green norms.
(sourced TOI)
Manohar LalManohar Lal, TNN
RANCHI: Giving an immediate relief to the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), the Jharkhand high court on Thursday ordered a status quo on the closure of as many as 14 operational mines as ordered by the state pollution control board till August 30.
BCCL had moved the high court challenging the order of state pollution control board issued last week. The coal mining giant has said in its petition that the order of the state pollution board was too harsh and it could affect the companies run on the coal mined from this area.
The hearing on the petition was taken up in the court of Justice Poonam Srivastava. The counsel for BCCL said though the mines are not closed as the copy of the order has not been received by the company, the order of pollution control board does not comply with the pollution law of the state.
Contesting the arguments, advocate-general Anil Kumar Sinha said the order was very much in accordance with the law and these mines were run without prior permission from the state government.
Sinha said the company despite several notices slapped by the state pollution control board was neither replying nor abiding by the norms laid by the pollution control board. After hearing the arguments, the court asked the state government to file a counter affidavit on the petition of BCCL.
The court also ordered maintaining a status quo on as many as 22 operational mines of the company and adjourned the hearing till Tuesday.
The state pollution control board has ordered closure of mines of the company for not following green norms last week.
The underground and open cast mines which were ordered for closure are Phularitarh, Muraidih, Shatabdi, Govindpur, Gajlitarh, Mudidih, Tetulmari, Senara, Bansjora, Gondudih Khas, Khushanda, Ena, Kujama, Ginagarha, Bahra South, Gopalichak, Murlidih, Dahibari and Bahra North.
BCCL, a Coal India Ltd subsidiary, has as many as 69 coal mines in the state and made major technological changes to enhance production, which according to the state pollution control board had violated green norms.
(sourced TOI)
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