Times of India 22/12/2010
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Tuesday directed principal secretary of the mines and minerals department to remain present before the court to explain the ‘inaction’ on the issue of illegal mining in the state. The officer has been summoned on January 17, when further hearing on the PIL against illegal mining has been kept. Acting on a PIL filed by slain Amit Jethwa against illegal mining in and around the Gir sanctuary, a bench headed by the chief justice sought to know what actions have been taken by the government in this regard. The high court had earlier proposed that strict actions should be taken against erring police officials and revenue officers. The state government intimated the court that a task force has been monitoring illegal mining across the state. However, the court was not satisfied with the progress made in curbing illegal mining. The court wanted to know the state government’s proposed action on ecological imbalance caused due to illegal mining. TNN
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