Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court bench here
on Wednesday constituted a committee to monitor the probe into
alleged illegal mining in some parts of the state.
A division bench comprising justices Devi Prasad Singh
and S C Chaurasia passed the order on a writ petition seeking
direction to stop illegal mining.
The court also directed the five-member committee to file
its report every two months after monitoring the progress of
the probe.
Deputy Director General of Geological Survey of India
would be its chairman.
The petition had contended that due to illegal mining,
ecological balance might be disturbed.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 22:17