Citizens Action Forum, Bbsr v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha HC PIL on mining: clarification/modification order dated 10.02.2026 fixing a 3-month timeline for implementation of paragraph-13 directions under Rule 12(1)(ee), Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016, for optimum utilization of mines through a central agency; concerns over lessees' minimum exploration, apathetic enforcement, stark discrepancies in optimum use/production; I.A. No. 2359 of 2026 in W.P.(C) No. 31036 of 2025; Citizens’ Action Forum v. State of Odisha and others; coram: Chief Justice Harish Tandon and M.S. Raman.
What did the court decide?
Clarification granted by modifying the judgment dated 29th January, 2026: the directions in paragraph-13 are to be implemented within 03 (three) months from the date of communication of this order; the interlocutory application is disposed of accordingly.