Jharkhand HC points discover to CM Hemant Soren for holding mining lease

Express News Service

RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday, issued discover to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in opposition to him, for holding a mining lease in Angara block in Ranchi when he himself holds the mining portfolio.

The PIL was filed by Shiv Shankar Sharma, in search of a probe into how Soren, regardless of being in command of the mining division, misused his official place to acquire a mining lease.

According to Advocate Rajiv Kumar, the petitioner’s advocate, the court docket issued discover to the Chief Minister asking how and underneath what circumstances he misused his official place.

“Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad while hearing the PIL termed it “a serious matter” and ordered to challenge a discover to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking to file an affidavit on this regard. The State Government may also must file an affidavit individually within the matter,” mentioned the advocate. During the listening to, the court docket noticed that it appears ‘all is not well’ within the mining division, he added.

According to the PIL filed in Jharkhand HC, Soren obtained a lease of 0.88 acre space at Angara block in Ranchi and a ‘Letter of Intent’ was issued by Ranchi District Mining Office on June 16, 2021. The petition additional added that on September 9, Soren utilized for environmental clearance of the mentioned mine and by September 18, the clearance was given by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority.

Meanwhile, advocate Rajeev Kumar submitting an interlocutory software (IA) within the case, sought to make sure his security as he had been threatened for submitting the petition. After the petition was filed, Kumar allegedly was referred to as by Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan at his official residence and threatened him of dire penalties.

According to Advocate Rajiv Kumar, the State Government has additionally been requested to file an affidavit on this regard.