The Mines Tribunal under the ministry of mines on Wednesday stayed the impugned order of the Karnataka government cancelling the lease extension of NMDC Ltd.
The state government, in its order dated August 17, 2019, had cancelled the mining lease extension of NMDC and had ordered for immediate e-auction of the mines spread over 597 hectares.
The Tribunal headed by Anil Kumar Nayak, joint secretary, and revisionary authority, held the hearing following an application by NMDC challenging the order of the state government.
During the hearing, the representative of the Revisionist (NMDC) stated that they had provided a copy of the Revision Application to the state government on August 20, 2019, and the same was received by the office of the Secretary, Commerce and Industries Department as well as Directorate of Mines and Geology on the same date.
