Supreme Court allows Goa to e-auction ore

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Goa government to e-auction 11.46 million tonnes of iron ore lying idle and appointed a committee to monitor the process. A Bench of Justices A.K. Patnaik, S.S. Nijjar and Ibrahim Kalifulla passed the interim order on a batch of petitions pertaining to mining in the State. The Supreme Court had banned illegal mining in Goa, but the mined minerals were not disposed of, and the government sought a directive for disposal of iron ore.

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