Goa. On behalf of the Goa government, licenses issued on lease of 88 quarries have been canceled by the Supreme Court due to violation of the procedure.
Along with this, the court has ordered issuance of new licenses through the bidding process. Justice Madan B. A Bench headed by Lokur said that the lease which was renewed for the second time will continue until March 15 and after that its legality will be over.
The Supreme Court said: “The process adopted for renewal by the government regarding the permit of mines is a violation of the law.” In addition, a special investigation team (SIT) has been ordered from the court. In which a chartered accountant has been asked to include. So, after the renewal of the permit of the mines, the recovery of profits made by the company will be done.
The court gave this order during a hearing on a Public Interest Litigation which was demanded by the Goa Foundation to cancel the Renewal license of the mines by claiming in year 2015.
