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Madras HC Urges Authorities to Maintain Legal Sand Quarrying

Representative Image MADURAI: The Madras High Court has emphasized that authorities must adhere to regulations to prevent illegal activities during sand quarrying operations. This ruling came during the consideration of a public interest litigation filed in 2024 by L Karthick, president of the Salem East District Sand and M-Sand Lorry Owners Welfare Association. The petitioner requested that officials enforce the guidelines established by the government in a 2022 directive by restoring the Tamil Nadu Sand Web Service Portal (TN Sand App) and the ‘Investigator App’ with all previous features intact, facilitating the sale of river sand directly at quarry sites…

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40 Revenue Officials Served Show-Cause Notices for Sand Mining

AI-generated Representative Image COIMBATORE: Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar, the Coimbatore district collector, has issued show-cause notices to 40 current and former revenue department officials for their inability to halt illegal sand mining in Perur taluk from 2019 to 2025. The district collector informed TOI that officials have been requested to submit written explanations. Further actions will be determined based on their responses. Sources reveal that the notices target four tahsildars, 22 village administrative officers (VAOs), as well as some deputy tahsildars and revenue inspectors. These notices were issued under Section 17(a) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules,…

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FIRs Launched to Combat Illegal Sand Mining in Maharashtra

PUNE: The state government has instructed district collectors and police commissioners to register FIRs and take strict criminal action against individuals engaged in unauthorized excavation, transport, and use of sand or other minor minerals. On July 17, the revenue and forest departments issued a circular that empowers officials to prosecute offenders under various laws, including the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code of 1966, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) of 2023, the Environment Protection Act of 1986, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 1957, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. The circular also states that any…