Bangalore: The Supreme Court will on Thursday decide on the fate of mines barred from mining iron ore in Karnataka's Bellary district. A three-member bench will deliver the judgement on a PIL filed three years ago seeking a ban on illegal mining and also a high level inquiry into the role of politicians.
A Central Empowered Committee had also recommended a ban on mining. The PIL's petitioner had named top leaders from Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal Secular.
While mining barons, the Reddy brothers, are already facing a CBI probe, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is out on anticipatory bail in a related case.
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Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute First Additional Special Judge for CBI cases T Pattabhirama Rao. He was suspended on Thursday by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice for alleged irregularities. The CBI is expected to register a case soon. The CBI has claimed that a deal of Rs 6 crore was struck between former Karnataka minister Gali...
08:41 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Director D Rajshekhar has been arrested in the Bellary illegal mining case on Friday morning. He is the brother-in-law of VD Rajagopal who is already in CBI custody in the same case. The CBI arrested VD Rajagopal, the former vice-chairman and managing director (in-charge) of Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation on November 13 Rajagopal is the third person to be arrested in the OMC...
11:53 AM, Dec 02, 2011
Bellary: CBI on Sunday served a notice on a close associate of arrested former Karnataka minister and mining magnate G Janardhana Reddy, directing him to appear before it on Monday in connection with the illegal mining probe. Swastik Nagaraj has been asked to appear before the CBI office in Bellary, the probe agency officials said. Reddy was arrested by CBI on August 5 in connection with illegal mining scam and...
10:58 PM, Oct 30, 2011
New Delhi: The Karnataka state government on Thursday sent back the Lokayukta report on illegal mining. The report had indicted the state government and former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa. Yeddyurappa had to resign following the report's publication in July. The government said it wanted further clarifications on the report, particularly if action can be recommended against MLAs and Ministers without any complaint against them. But this action raised questions on...
07:46 AM, Oct 14, 2011
New Delhi: A special CBI court is scheduled to hear the bail petition of former Karnataka Minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivasa Reddy. Both were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on September 5 in an illegal mining case. CBI on September 22 had opposed the bail pleas probing "illegal" mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to Obulapuram Mining Company...
08:29 AM, Sep 29, 2011
