11-Point Framework Set for Mineral Sale from Expired Karnataka Mining Leases, Amalgamation of Blocks with Forest Land Permitted: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court heard the long-running case of Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Ors. versus State of Karnataka & Ors. on 08.09.2026. The Court approved eleven mandatory conditions for allowing mineral excavated during a mining lease to be sold after the lease has expired, taking into account the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydrocarbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016 and the earlier court-monitored e-auction system. The Court also allowed mining leases…