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The brain's specialized systems for aesthetic and perceptual judgment
Article first published online: 3 FEB 2013
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12135
© 2013 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd
European Journal of Neuroscience
Volume 37, Issue 9, pages 1413–1420, May 2013
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Ishizu, T. and Zeki, S. (2013), The brain's specialized systems for aesthetic and perceptual judgment. European Journal of Neuroscience, 37: 1413–1420. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12135
Publication History
- Issue published online: 5 MAY 2013
- Article first published online: 3 FEB 2013
- Manuscript Accepted: 18 DEC 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 12 DEC 2012
- Manuscript Received: 20 JUL 2012
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- affective and perceptual judgment;
- affective motor planning;
- functional specialization;
- orbitofrontal cortex
We recorded brain activity when 21 subjects judged the beauty (aesthetic or affective judgment) and brightness (perceptual or cognitive judgment) of simultaneously presented paintings. Aesthetic judgments engaged medial and lateral subdivisions of the orbitofrontal cortex as well as subcortical stations associated with affective motor planning (globus pallidus, putamen–claustrum, amygdala, and cerebellar vermis), whereas the motor, premotor and supplementary motor areas, as well as the anterior insula and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, were engaged by both kinds of judgment. The results lead us to conclude: (i) that there is a functional specialization for judgment, with aesthetic judgments engaging distinct systems, in addition to those that they share with perceptual judgments; (ii) that the systems engaged by affective judgments are those in which activity correlates with polar experiences (e.g. love–hate, beauty–ugliness, and attraction–repulsion); and (iii) that there is also a functional specialization in the motor pathways, with aesthetic judgments engaging motor systems not engaged by perceptual judgments, in addition to those engaged by both kinds of judgment.


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CENTRAL EMPOWERED COMMITTEE REPORT (I) OF THE CEC IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 562 IF 2009 FILED BY SAMAJ PARIVARTANA SAMUDAYA AND OTHERS REGARDING FIFTEEN MINING LEASES ILLEGALLY GRANTED / BEING CONSIDERED FOR GRANT IN RAMGARH FOREST BLOCKLAND SWAMIMALAI FOREST BLOCK IN SANDUR RANGE, BELLARY FOREST DIVISION The forest area of erstwhile Sandur State ( presently part of Sandur Range in Bellary Forest Division), were governed under the provisions of the Sandur Forest Act, 1937 as amended on 5th April, 1943. A copy of the said Act is enclosed at ANNEXURE- R-1 to this Report. Under Section 3 (1) of the said Act any land at the disposal of the Sarkar may be notified as " Village Forest". Under Section 2 (11) of the said Act all land at the disposal of Sarkar and which have neither been notified as "Village Forest" nor assigned under Huzur sanction for any public or communal purpose will be the State Forest (equivalent to reserved forest). Under Section 2 (8) the land " at the disposal of Sarkar" means land in respect of which no person has acquired (a) a permanent, heritable and transferable right of use and occupancy or (b) any right created by grant or 2 lease made or continued by or on behalf of Sarkar. From the above it may be seen that all land falling in the erstwhile Sandur State fell in the category of "Forest" except the land (a) under grant/lease and (b) with a permanent heritable and transferable right of use and occupancy. 2. The Sandur Administration Report for the year 1943-44 (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-2 to this Report) states that in the erstwhile Sandur State out of the total forest area of 75619 acres an area of 70,000 acres was reserved forest (State Forest) while the remaining 5,619 acres was village forest. The letter dated 24th June, 1949 of the Chief Forest Officer of the erstwhile Sandur State addressed to the District Forest Officer, Bellary Division, Bellary (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-3 to this Report) states that the total forest area in the State was 125 sq. miles (about 80,000 acres) out of which 117 sq. miles was Reserved Forest (State Forest) while the remaining 8 sq. miles was village forest. The Mysore State Gazetteer also indicates that as in 1969-70, an area of 75,520 acres of land fall in the category of unclassed forest in the Sandur Range (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-4) to this Report. 3. The erstwhile Sandur State, in terms of the merger agreement dated 1st April, 1949 between the Government of India and the Raja of Sandur State, merged in India. The 3 merger Agreement inter alia conferred on the Raja of Sandur State exclusive ownership of certain assets and property, including the Royal Rest House and its appurtenal land situated in Ramgarh area. 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It is seen that (a) the entire area handed over was stated to be forest area and that 68.30 acres of area of Palace property and its surrounding area belonging to the 4 Palace (shown in the map as Part A and Part B) was retained by the ruler of the erstwhile Sandur State. 5. An area of 30561.95 hectares in four forest blocks in Sandur Range of Bellary Forest Division, have been notified under Section 4 of the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 as below: 1. R.M. Block 7769.85 ha. 1) Notified U/s 4 of KFA Ramanmalai 1963 vide Notification Block) No.FFD-29-FAF-84 dated 28.2.1985 2. S.M. Block 6993.12 ha. 2) 1) Notified U/s 4 of (Swamimalai KFA 1963 vide Block) Notification No.FFD-29- FAF-84 dated 28.2.1985 3. D.M. Block 6733.98 ha. 3) Notified U/s 4 of KFA (Donamalai 1963 vide Notification Block) No.FFD-29-FAF-84 dated 28.2.1985 4. N.E. Block 9065.00 ha. 4) Notified U/s 4 of KFA (North- 1963 vide Notification Eastern No.FFD-29-FAF-84 Block) dated 28.2.1985 Total 30561.95 ha. 6. The above area corresponds to the State Forest / Village Forest, earlier managed under the Sandur Forest Act, 1937 and even otherwise falls in the category of 'forest' for the purposes of the Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. A copy of the Gazette of the R.M. Block, reportedly not available, has in 2009 been reprinted in the Gazette. A copy of the same is enclosed at ANNEXURE- R-9 to this Report. The map showing the area notified under Section 4 is said to be not readily available. However from 5 the details of the areas notified under Section 4 of the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 and the status of mutation of forest land maintained by the Working Plan Division of the Karnataka Forest Department (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R- 10 and ANNEXURE-R-11 respectively to this Report) it is seen that in respect of the above mentioned four forest blocks no survey numbers have been assigned and are noted as Pymasi area in the revenue records. Out of 30561.95 hectares of forest areas of above said four forest blocks, an area of 30,086.51 hectares has been mutated in favour of the Forest Department while 475.44 acres of forest land in Doni Malai Block has not been mutated in favour of the Forest Department. Thus, in so far as the status of these areas being 'forest' is concerned, there has been no difference between the Forest Department and the Revenue Department. 7. A number of mining leases have been sanctioned and sale / purchase of land have been allowed in Ramgarh area and which was supposedly survey No. 1 to 35 in Ramgarh Village. This issue was taken up by the Lokayukta, Karnataka, following which the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary sent a Report dated 28.4.2008 addressed to the Principal Secretary (Revenue), Government of Karnataka (English translation as provided by the State of Karnataka is 6 enclosed as ANNEXURE-R-12 to this Report). It has been stated in the said Report that the work of survey and settlement of Ramgarh village was carried out during 1903. As per the said survey only Survey No. 1 to 4 (four survey numbers) having an area of 9.0 acres exist in village Ramgarh. Thereafter no revenue survey has been undertaken under Section 106 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. It has been concluded by the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary that (i) only Survey Nos. 1 to 4 in Ramgarh Village are authentic and the remaining survey numbers are un-authentic since (a) there are no sketches prepared by Survey and Settlement, FMB or Akarband and (b) there are no mutations or documents for the records made in the Pahanis; (ii) since Ramgarh is an unsurveyed village, there is glaring ambiguity as to the land holdings of the said land; and (iii) regarding the validity of the survey numbers created unofficially there is a need for taking up a fresh survey work under Section 106 of the Land Revenue Act. 7 8. Large tracts of areas in Karnataka were reserved for mining for the Government / public sector undertakings. The Government of Karnataka in 2003 decided to de-reserve large chunks of such areas, including forest areas, for mining by private persons. Thereafter, the State of Karnataka vide notification dated 15.3.2003 invited applications from the public for grant of mining leases. This included Block No.13/1 having an area of 1683 hectares in and around Ramgarh. The Government of Karnataka vide notification dated 27th March, 2008 (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-13 to this Report) excluded 93.18 hectares of area from the said notification on the purported ground that these areas are Patta land belonging to 37 pattadars. A number of mining leases in this area have been illegally granted by treating these areas as non-forest areas (dealt with in subsequent paragraphs). Subsequently, vide recent notification dated 19.3.2011 (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-14 to this Report), the earlier notification dated 27.3.2008 has been withdrawn stating that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that these 93.18 hectares of land in Ramgarh village are non- forest lands. 9. A related development is that the Forest Settlement Officer, Bellary vide proceedings dated 24.5.2010 has passed an order to exclude 265 acres of land in Ramgarh 8 Block from the reserved forest area on the purported ground that the area comprised of private, village, temple, churches, roads and old building (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-15 to this Report). A number of mining leases have been sanctioned in the same area. The above decision has been taken by the Forest Settlement Officer notwithstanding the fact that (a) the map showing the areas notified under Section 4 of the Karnataka Forest Act in Ramgarh Block is not readily available and therefore it is not clear whether the areas excluded by the FSO were actually part of the notified area at all or not. (b) the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary in his report dated 28.4.2008 has stated that the Survey No. 5 to 35 are un-authentic survey numbers and (c) the excluded areas were otherwise also 'forest' for the purposes of the FC Act. The Karnataka Forest Department has on 23.8.2010, against the above said order of the FSO, filed an appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, under Section 16 of the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R- 16 to this Report). The Principal Secretary (Forest), Government of Karnataka in Office Note dated 15.3.2011 (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-17 to this Report) has also made adverse observations regarding the order passed by the FSO and that the mining leases cannot be granted in violation of the FC Act. 9 10. From the above it may be seen that (a) the entire area of Ramgarh Block is a forest land and no mining lease in this area can be / should have been granted without obtaining approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; (b) these areas were forest for the purpose of FC Act even before the issue of Notification under Section 4 of the Karnataka Forest Act; (c) exclusion, by the FSO in May, 2010, of 265 acres of area in Ramgarh Block from the Reserved Forest has no bearing on the applicability of the FC Act. These areas continue to be 'forest' for the purpose of FC Act till these areas are deleted from the 'forest' after obtaining approval under the FC Act; (d) in Ramgarh village only Survey Nos. 1 to 4 are authentic. Survey No. 5 to 35, which have been informally created, are unauthentic. In any case, validity or otherwise of these survey numbers do not change the legal status of these areas being 'forest'; 10 (e) since these areas were, till 15.3.2003, reserved for mining by the Government / public sector undertakings, till then no mining lease in these areas were permitted to be granted in favour of private persons. Thereafter, once these areas were notified for grant of mining lease and applications from the public for the same were invited, individual cases for grant of mining leases could not have been considered / accepted without completion of the process and without considering all the Applications. 11. The following six mining leases have been granted (and three more were under process), in blatant violation of the above stated legal position, in Ramgarh forest block: Sl.No M.L.N Name of Exten Date of . o. the t Executio Lessee (Hect) n 1. 2621 Shri Ram 28.33 4.2.2010 Rao M. Poal 2. 2369 M/s 2.91 26.7.2002 Adarsha Enterprise s 3. 2173 Shri J.M. 3.29 24.8.1993 Vrush- bhendraia h 4. 2567 M/s 4.86 19.12.200 Sparkline 7 Mining Corporatio n 11 5. 2646 M/s Shiva 19.22 30.8.2010 Vilas Trust 6. Shri J.M. 14.12.200 Mining 3.36 Vrush- 7 lease deed bhendraia not yet h executed 7. - Jai 23.48 - NOC Santoshi(areas issued by Matha ) DC, Bellary Mining on Enterprise 19.11.2004 s stating that it is a non- forest land 8 - D. 14.59 - GOI Ramesh (acres approved ) grant of mining lease on 3.6.2006. The applicant requested the land to be treated as forest land. 9. - M/s VSL 9.90 - 9.90 acres Mining (acres granted by Co. ) Tehsildar, Sandur in favour of Mr. Anil H. Lad and Ashok H. Lad during1989 . Land used for storing iron ore and beneficiatio n plant. 12. In addition, following the six mining leases have been granted/ under process in Swami Malai Forest Block: 12 Sl. Status Name of the M.L. Extent No. M.L. holder in Remarks No. acres 1. 2259 M/s Karthikeshwar 67.30 NOC by DC, Mining and Iron Ore Bellary on Company, Pvt. Ltd., 11.10.2004 Sandur stating it is non-forest. Falls in de- reserved block No.17. Director, Mines recommended for grant as sole applicant while 212 applications were received. 2. M/s Sri A. Arogayya 88.00 NOC by DC, Das, Bellary Bellary on 5.4.2005. Falls in dereserved block No.17. Mining lease not yet granted. 3. M/s Sri A. Arogayya 15.00 NOC issued by Das, Bellary DC, Bellary on 5.4.2005 that it is non-forest land. Part of de-reserved block No.17. Mining lease has not so far been granted. The Deputy Director, Mining, Hospet, furnished technical report. 4. Sri G. Praveen 60.00 NOC issued by Kumar Nikkam DC, Bellalry on 30.12.2004 stating it is 13 non-forest land. Falls in de-reserved block No. 17. Director Mines recommended for grant of mining lease on 27.6.2008 stating he is sole applicant while 212 applications were received. Mining lease not yet granted. 5. Sri. B. Rudragowda 16.00 Falls in de- reserved block No.17 NOC granted by Tehsildar but rejected by DC vide order dated 1.8.2009. Mining Lease not yet granted. 6. M/s Mithra Mineral 12.35 NOC granted Enterprises by DC, Bellary. Director Mines recommended for grant on 27.3.2008. Falls in de- reserved block No.17. Mining lease not yet granted. 13 The details of each of the above said 15 cases received from the Karnataka Mines Department are given at ANNEXURE-R-18 to this Report. In addition, the Deputy 14 Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle has on 1.9.2005 granted NOC for mining lease over 729.00 acres of forest land falling in the NE Block, in favour of M/s Balaji Mines and Minerals. This was subsequently vide order dated 9.7.2008 withdrawn by the Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-19 and ANNEXURE-R-20 respectively). The CEC has never come across any case where, in spite of the forest area being notified as reserved forest, the DFO / Dy. CF has certified it as non-forest land on the basis of the Survey of India topo sheet. The Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle through a series of orders issued in 2008 has withdrawn the NOCs issued by the Range Forest Officer and the order issued by the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary stating that these are forest lands and were wrongly certified to be non-forest lands. 14. The details given above by the Karnataka Mines Department shows that the mining leases were granted / under process for grant on the basis of No Objection Certificate issued by the then Deputy Commissioner, Bellary on the ground that the area applied for mining lease is a non-forest land. These NOCs were issued by the then Deputy Commissioner, Bellary without obtaining a report from the concerned Divisional Forest Officer something that was mandatory and Reports were accordingly sought from 15 the Divisional Forest Officer. A statement showing the details of grant of NOCs and subsequent cancellation of the same by the Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle is enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-21 to this Report. Further, the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary vide letter dated 31.7.2010 had withdrawn all the NOCs granted earlier by the Forest Department. Thereafter, taking note of the orders of Conservator of Forests dated 9.5.2008 and Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary letters dated 31.7.2010, the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary vide letter dated 23.3.2011 has withdrawn all the NOCs earlier issued by his predecessor. A statement showing the details of the NOCs withdrawn by the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary and thereafter by the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary alongwith one representative order is enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-22 (Colly) to this Report. Copies of the notices issued by the Mines Department between 19th March, to 22nd March, 2011 to stop the mining activities are collectively enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-23 to this Report. 15. Copies of various letters written by the concerned officers of the Forest Department regarding the proceedings dated 24.5.2010 of the FSO, Bellary and illegal mining in Ramgarh block are collectively enclosed at ANNEXURE-R- 24 (Colly) to this Report. A copy of the letter dated March, 16 2011 of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Karnataka Forest Department addressed to the Principal Secretary (Forest), Government of Karnataka regarding action against the forest officers for giving the false NOCs as non forest land is enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-25 to this Report. A copy of the letter dated 21.11.2007 of Dy. Conservator of Forest, Bellary, dealt with in the above said letter of the PCCF, Karnataka Forest Department is enclosed at ANNEXURE-R- 26 to this Report. 16. During the site visit, the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary provided copies of the satellite imageries in respect of mining lease areas of (a) Ram Rao M. Poal (b) Adarsha Enterprises, and (c) Sparkling Mining Corporation and which show the status of the area before the mining was undertaken and thereafter. These satellite imageries, collectively enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-27 to this Report, vividly brings out the fact that these mining lease areas were having dense to moderately dense forest cover (in addition to being legally 'forest') and which has been ruthlessly destroyed after mining. 17. On a specific issue raised by the CEC about the number of trees existing in the area and the authority who permitted the felling of trees, the details of the forest cover and the number of trees in the various mining lease areas 17 have been provided by the Karnataka Mining Department and is enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-28 to this Report. This Report, based on the satellite imageries, clearly brings out the fact that the areas, wherein mining leases have been granted in Ramgarh forest block were having forest cover with density between 100% to 60% and that a huge number of trees have been felled in these areas. No approval for the same was obtained / granted. 18. The above said details provided by the Karnataka Forest Department and the Mining Department and as verified during the site visit by the CEC, clearly brings out the following glaring illegalities and gross irregularities in respect of grant of mining leases in Ramgarh Block and also in Swami Malai Block: i) It is pertinent to mention that all the NOCs illegally granted in the past have now been withdrawn/cancelled (a representative withdrawal order is enclosed as ANNEXURE-R-30 and that the Forest Department, the Mines Department and the Revenue Department have now unequivocally taken the stand that these NOCs were wrongly / falsely granted and that these areas are forest land; 18 ii) Mr. P. Rajashekhar , the then Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Division, vide letter dated 21.11.2007 falsely took the stand that the mining leases of M/s Karkethian Manganese and Iron Ore (Pvt) Ltd was a non- forest land (refer Annexure 26 and Annexure 25 of this Report). Mr. M.K. Shukla, the then Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Division had issued a false NOC dated 1.9.2005 stating the mining lease area of M/s Balaji was a non-forest land (refer Annexure R-19 and Annexure R-20 of this Report). Mr. Thippeswamy, the then Range Forest Officer, Sandur Range issued false NOC at least in five cases (refer Annexure R-25 of this Report) stating that the concerned mining lease areas are non-forest land. The details in respect of the other officers of the Revenue Department and Forest Department for issuing false NOCs also should be ascertained and exemplary deterrent action needs to be taken against all the officers involved in issuing false NOCs; iii) There are serious illegalities and irregularities committed in grant of these mining lease (the only exception may be grant of mining lease in 19 favour of M/s Shiva Vilas Trust, which is located on the land held by the erstwhile Ruler of Sandur State). 19. The details provided by the State of Karnataka (Refer Annexure R-18 of this Report) brings out the following serious illegalities / irregularities: (a) There are serious illegalities / irregularities in respect of the mining lease of M/s Ram Rao Poal. Vide notification dated 15.3.2003, the area, falling under de-reserved block No.13/1 was notified seeking applications from public for grant of the mining lease. In all 746 applications were received. However, fraudulently, the application of M/s Ram Rao Poal was recommended as sole applicant by the then Director of Mines and Geology, Mr. K.S. Prabhakar. As per the the Director of Mines & Geology letter dated 26.9.2007, the then Chief Minister, Karanataka had directed to recommend the case for grant of mine. The mining lease was granted by the State Government on 18.7.2009. Before the grant of the mining lease, the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary in his Report dated 20 28.4.2008 brought out the details regarding the authentic survey numbers and unauthentic survey nos. in Ramgarh village (refer Annexure R-12) of the IA Report). The Office of the Lokayukat, Karnataka vide letter dated 3.8.2009 stated that the land in question is a forest land. Giving reference to the above, the Directorate addressed a letter dated 13.8.2009 to the State Government to withhold the notification. The State Government vide letter dated 9.9.2009 stated that the mining lease has to be executed after obtaining inter alia the approval under the FC Act. In spite of the above, the mining lease was executed on 4.2.2010 without obtaining approval under the FC Act. The Forest Department issued notice to the lessee to stop mining activities stating that the lease area is a forest land. The lessee filed a Writ Petition No.41376/2010 before Karnataka High Court (enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-31 to this Report). The Karnataka High Court by order dated 23rd December 2010 and various subsequent orders granted the stay against the notification dated 26.8.2010 issued by the Forest Department. The stay continues. Copies of the orders of the 21 Hon'ble Karnataka High Court are collectively enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-32 to this Report. The satellite imageries of the area (refer Annexure R-27 of this Report) show that the area was having moderately dense forest cover during 2003 and at least up to 17.3.2010. The forest cover has been completely destroyed between 17.3.2010 and 20.5.2010. As per the details provided by the State of Karnataka (refer Annexure R-28 of this Report) 32,840 trees have been removed from the said mining lease area; (b) The mining lease has been granted to M/s Sparkline Mining Corporation as the sole applicant even though the area is part of Block No.13/1 and for which vide notification dated 15.3.2003 applications have been invited from public for grant of mining lease. The satellite imageries of the area (refer Annexure R-27 of this Report) show that the area was having moderately dense forest cover and which has been completely wiped out. As per the details provided by the State Government (refer Annexure R-28 of this Report) 3255 trees have 22 been removed from the mining lease area and for which no permission was obtained; (c) The mining lease of Shri J.M. Vrushabhendraiah (JMV) has been sanctioned on 14.12.2007 for 8.81 acres even though this area was part of the area notified on 15.3.2003 in Block No. 13/1 and for which applications from public were invited for grant of mining leases. Similar is the case with the mining lease of J.M.V. involving 3.36 hectares. The Lokayukta, Karnataka has found that as against 3.36 hectares of mining lease area, the boundary fixed by the lessee was over 15.86 hectares, 5.94 hectares was under mining pit outside the lease area and 8.37 hectares outside the lease area has been used for over- burden dumps. The Joint Survey Report dated 29.3.2009 has confirmed encroachment on 14.35 hectares; (d) In respect of Adarsha Enterprises, the mining lease has been granted on 18.7.2002 as sole applicant even though the area was part of the block No.13/1 notified for inviting applications from public. As against 2.91 hectares of 23 sanctioned lease area, the Lokayukta, Karnataka found that the boundary fixed by the lessee covers 7.73 hectares, 1.36 hectares has been used for mining pit outside the lease area, 0.76 hectares has been used for over-burden dumps outside while 2.98 hectares outside the lease area has been used for other encroachments. A copy of the sketch prepared by the Lokayukta, Karnataka showing the details of the encroachments in the adjoining forest area by the lessee is enclosed at ANNEXURE-R-33 to this Report; (e) The mining lease in favour of Shri D. Ramesh was initially processed by treating the applied land as non-forest land. The area was part of the block 13/1 notified on 15.3.2003 for inviting applications from public for grant of mining lease. Subsequently, vide notification dated 27.3.2008, 99.10 hectares of land was deleted from the said notification on the purported ground that these were patta lands (including the mining lease area of Shri D. Ramesh). The Government of Karnataka vide notification dated 19.3.2011 withdrew the earlier notification dated 27.3.2008 24 on the ground that there was no reason to believe that the said land was non-forest land. The applicant has now requested to treat the land as forest land; and (f) In respect of M/s Karthkeyan Manganese and Iron Ore (P) Ltd., the applicant applied for the grant by stating that the proposed area is non- forest land. Even though the area was part of Block No.17 and for which applications from public for grant of mining leases were invited vide notification dated 15.3.2003, the mining lease was recommended and approved as sole applicant. As stated earlier, the then Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bellary Forest Division took a fraudulent stand in this case that the mining lease area is a non-forest land. 20. During 2008, the Lokayukta, Karnataka as well as the Karnataka Forest Department firmly took the stand that the area wherein mining leases have been granted in Ramgarh Block were forest areas and attract the provisions of the FC Act. The NOC granted by the Range Forest Officer and by the Deputy Conservator of Forest were cancelled by the Conservator of Forest, Bellary Circle. The Lokayukta, Karnataka giving the entire background, including the 25 notification issued under Section 4 of the Karnataka Forest Act and the details about these areas being part of the State / village forest under the Management of erstwhile Sandur State asked the State Government to take immediate action for stopping the mining. The Deputy Commissioner, Bellary sent a detailed report regarding fictitious survey Nos. created in Ramgarh village and also refused to grant NOCs in at least two cases. The Director Mines brought to the notice of the State Government the letters of Lokayukta, Karnataka and the Deputy Commissioner, Bellary. A number of offence cases were booked by the Forest Department. In spite of the above, the mining was allowed to continue unabated on a large scale. No effective action was taken against the lease holders who were found by the Lokayukta, Karnataka to have encroached upon substantial forest area outside the sanctioned lease areas. No action was taken to cancel the environmental clearance granted to the various leases on the wrong premise that they were non-forest area but actually contained very dense to moderately dense forest cover and which has completely been destroyed for mining. No effective action was taken against the mining lease holder. In the case of M/s Ram Rao Poal, the mining has continued on the strength of directions issued by the Karnataka High Court. No effective action has been taken to get the same vacated or to file review Writ Petition / SLP 26 against the same. In addition to the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act serious violation of the provisions of the MMRD Act, Mineral Concession Rules and the various notifications issued by the State Government was allowed to take place. False information was provided by the Director of Mines and for which no action was taken against him. Four cases of mining outside the sanctioned lease area were detected during the visit of the Lokayukta, Karnataka. However, FIR was lodged only in one case and in the remaining three cases the FIR was lodged after a gap of almost three years. The CEC got the eery feeling that the law of the land does not operate in District Bellary. It is a most shocking state of affairs not witnessed on this scale and brazenness anywhere else in the country. Obviously there hasl been connivance from the highest to the lowest level and cuts across all departments. 21. The CEC is of the considered view that in respect of the above stated 15 cases it is desirable and absolutely necessary that a) the mining operations are immediately directed to be suspended; (b) the process for cancellation of mining lease, after the issue of notices to the parties, should be 27 directed to be undertaken in a time bound manner by the concerned officers of the Karnataka Government; (c) exemplary action against the concerned officers of the Forest Department and Revenue Department should be directed to be taken for issue of false "No Objection Certificates" stating that the areas wherein mining leases have been applied is a non-forest land; (d) exemplary action against the concerned officers of the Mining Department should be directed to be taken in a time bound manner for processing and recommending the grant of mining leases in violation of the provisions of the MMRD Act and the Minerals Concession Rules and for concealing the material information and favouring individual persons; (e) the State of Karnataka should determine the boundaries of the forest area covered under notification issued under Section 4 of the Karnataka Forest Act in Ramgarh Block and ascertain whether the areas now decided to be excluded by the Forest Settlement Officer are 28 part and parcel of the said notification or otherwise and thereafter should take necessary corrective measures. In case the decision taken by the Forest Settlement Officer is found to be in accordance with the notification and the provisions of the Karnataka Forest Act regarding settlement of rights, before implementing the decision, approval under the FC Act for deletion of the areas from the forest should be obtained from the Central Government (as is being done in all other similarly placed cases). 22. The CEC is also of the considered view that in the above matter, the Rules, Regulations and provisions of the MMRD Act, Mineral Concession Rules, the Forest Conservation Act and various Notifications issued by the State Government have been flagrantly violated not because the concerned officers were not aware of them or there was any ambiguity or difference of opinion among the various Departments / officers but because of extremely rich iron ore deposits in these areas and the ease with which it could be mined and the huge amount of money involved. It is therefore necessary that in addition to the other remedial measure and action against the officers, the concerned mining lease holders are made to disgorge the profits made 29 by them because of mining leases illegally granted to them and allowed to operate. It is submitted that the State of Karnataka should ascertain the total quantity of iron ore and other minerals extracted by the respective lease holders and an amount equivalent to five times the normative market value of such minerals is directed to be recovered from them as exemplary compensation. This Hon'ble Court may please consider the above Report and may please pass appropriate orders in the matter. (M.K.Jiwrajka) Member Secretary Dated: 15.4.2011
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach John Donovan talked with GoPSUsports.com during the Coaches Caravan stop in Lancaster to provide an update on recruiting and review spring practice from the offensive side of the ball. Take a look.
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PHILADELPHIA - Leg two of the 2015 Coaches Caravan kicked off on Tuesday with a pair of stops before two great crowds in the Philadelphia area.
The Penn State Fullington Trailways rolled out of the Bryce Jordan Center parking lot just after 6:45 a.m. en route to downtown Philadelphia for stop No. 7 of the Caravan inside the Hyatt at the Bellevue. Take a look through highlights from the first two stops of the six-event second week of the Coaches Caravan.
Stop No. 7 - Philadelphia (Hyatt at the Bellevue)
Week two of the Coaches Caravan is set to be a treat for the fans in attendance. The coaching lineup is a who's who of leaders in Happy Valley, featuring Patrick Chambers (men's basketball), James Franklin (football), Russ Rose (women's volleyball) and Cael Sanderson (wrestling). It's rare to have four of the highest profile head coaches sitting in the same room and speaking to a crowd of passionate Penn Staters.
Nearly 100,000 Penn State alums call the Philadelphia area home, and for Chambers and Franklin the stops in Philly are a homecoming. Hailing from Newtown Square, Chambers is always fired up to spend time talking in front of his hometown crowd.
"It's a lot of fun to have a bunch of Philly guys with us here today," Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour said during the program's introduction.
Chambers kicked off the coach speeches on Tuesday with some humor.
"They chose me because I have the most hair of all the coaches," Chambers joked.
The room roared as he continued to poke fun at the other coaches on stage. Chambers has a great deal of positivity to convey about the direction of the Nittany Lion basketball program. From the team's finish at the Big Ten Tournament to the program's incoming recruiting class that ranks as the program's all-time best, the men's hoops program is on its way to a place Chambers is excited about.
"We are taking the right steps," Chambers said. "We are headed in the right direction. We are getting there. It is a process."
Rose followed Chambers with remarks about a University he has called home for the past 36 years. The women's volleyball program's accolades speak for themselves, as do Rose's individual accomplishments. But what makes Rose so unique is that he does not care about the individual awards and honors, he cares more about the well being of Penn State as a whole.
"When Penn State wins a championship in any of our sports, we all win," Rose said. "It's not about individuals or individual teams. When one team wins, we all win."
Continuing with that theme, Sanderson has set the benchmark for success in college athletics, but never draws attention to individual accomplishments. The process of reaching the peak of success is all about approach to Coach Sanderson.
"Whatever you tell your student-athletes, you tell yourself the same thing," Sanderson. "These guys (up here on stage) live what they preach."
Franklin is a living example of what Sanderson talked about. He has spent the first 16 months on campus laying the foundation of the Penn State football program. Franklin believes in the process, and he is embracing the work that goes into being a successful program on the field and in the classroom.
"One of things we love so much about Penn State is the standard (everyone sets)," Franklin said as he looked at his fellow coaches on stage.
All four coaches on the Caravan are tremendous ambassadors for the University, largely because of their passion for the jobs they do. They all love the school and know what it means to be a Penn Stater long after the time when individuals receive their diplomas, much like the crowd in the room.
"It's part of a family and a relationship that carries on for much longer than the four years (people are on campus). That's why it is so special," said Sanderson.
VIDEO: Philadelphia Press Conference
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MARS, Pa. - The first week of the 2015 Coaches Caravan wrapped up in the western half of Pennsylvania on Thursday with a lunch stop in Altoona and an evening reception in northern suburbs of Pittsburgh.
The Penn State Fullington Trailways bus drove nearly three hours to the northwest from Baltimore on Thursday morning in preparation for lunch at Lakemont Park Casino. Take a look through highlights from the final two stops of a six-event leg of the Coaches Caravan.
Stop No. 5 - Altoona (Lakemont Park Casino)
Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour, James Franklin, Guy Gadowsky and Denise St. Pierre headlined the closest stop to the University Park campus on Thursday morning. The ballroom at Lakemont Casino Park hosted the fifth event on the Coaches Caravan before some of the fan base's deepest roots.
Just 45 minutes down the road from State College, Altoona is in the core of Nittany Nation. Fan after fan in the room on Thursday told the coaches and Barbour about either events they had recently attended or games they had circled on their calendars in the fall and winter.
"The heartbeat of Penn State is in Altoona," said Franklin.
One of the big pieces to the fan base in the center portion of the state is the following of the men's hockey program. Gadowsky has mentioned on a number of occasions during his three-day stint on the Caravan about what the growth of youth hockey in Pennsylvania can do for the overall growth of Penn State Hockey.
"Ideally, you want the recruiting footprint to shrink," Gadowsky said. "The more individuals who are involved with youth hockey in the state of Pennsylvania, the better off the entire state will be."
The growth of Nittany Lion hockey, along with the increased interest in youth hockey, tends to go hand in hand. It's a process Gadowsky knows will take time, but it's something he's very excited about. Locations like Altoona are big piece to the puzzle with a growing interest in youth hockey. The region's hockey footprint will grow even further with the announcement that Johnstown (just 50 miles from Altoona) will play host to the NHL's "Hockeyville" game in September.
"I've been so impressed with the interest and reception from the community on the hockey program," said Barbour. "Pegula Ice Arena is a huge piece to that, and the sky is the limit (for the program)."
The Altoona stop marked the final one for St. Pierre. The leader of the women's golf program spent the week educating the fans on the process of being a collegiate golf coach during an extended fall and spring season. She enjoyed the opportunity to interact with the fans and loved to share insight about the program.
"It's been a great ride to hang out with these fantastic people has been a great treat," said St. Pierre. "A lot of people have thanked me for being part of the Caravan, but really it has been my benefit."
VIDEO: Altoona Press Conference
Stop No. 6 - Pittsburgh (DoubleTree by Hilton in Mars, Pa.)
The Caravan visited a spot near and dear to Coach Franklin en route to the evening reception in Cranberry Township on Thursday. The bus weaved through the Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar section of Pittsburgh (northeast of downtown along the Allegheny River) where Franklin spent a lot of time as a kid. The group met up with childhood friend Keith Gardner (known as "Mighty" from his pickup sports days) near Franklin's Aunt Janet's home on Lemington Ave. The group toured a park where Franklin and "Mighty" played a lot of pickup football and basketball growing up.
"It was really cool. I hadn't been there in probably 30 years," said Franklin. "I come back to Pittsburgh all the time and even did for family functions before Penn State, but to actually go to some of those places today that I haven't been in a long time was really cool."
The more than 260 attendees inside the Grand Ballroom of the DoubleTree by Hilton in Mars were thrilled to welcome Franklin, Gadowsky and Deputy Director of Athletics & Chief Operating Officer Phil Esten, along with football assistants and Pittsburgh natives Bob Shoop (Oakmont) and Terry M. Smith (Monroeville).
The talk of the room from the fans focused on a number of topics, but there is a general excitement surrounding the hockey program's regular visits to Pittsburgh and the football team's four-year series with Pittsburgh, which begins at Heinz Field on Sept. 10 in 2016. The supporters in Pittsburgh are fired up about Penn State teams playing in their backyard.
"I think people are excited about it, especially in this region," said Franklin. "We are playing in '16, '17, '18 and '19...There is a lot of history and tradition with it. Generally, I'm in support of keeping the dollars in the state and supporting high school football and programs in the state. And in a lot of ways, there are some really good arguments you could make why it makes sense."
The Nittany Lions and Panthers last met inside Three Rivers Stadium in 2000. The series is slated for four-straight seasons, but Franklin indicated in the press conference prior to the event that both sides are open to discussions about the potential for more games in the future.
As for the hockey program, since Penn State has been a Division I program, the Lions have played in Pittsburgh each season. Every game has been well attended by Nittany Nation. Home to 56,000 alums in the greater metro area, the Steel City is home to some of Penn State's most loyal followers.
With the conclusion of a superb event in the Pittsburgh area, the first leg of the Coaches Caravan is wrapped up. The circuit will pick back up on May 19 in Philadelphia. A big thank you goes out to the fans who attended all six stops during week one.
"That's what these caravans are all about and that's what makes this so special," Franklin said. "We don't get to do this often, and we just want you to know how truly important you are to what we do...The thing that will always make Penn State special is the people."
VIDEO: Pittsburgh Press Conference Video
Miles Traveled:
Day 1 - 129 miles
Day II - 142 miles
Day III - 444 miles
Caravan Total - 715 miles
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Day I Recap - Harrisburg & Lancaster
BALTIMORE - The Coaches Caravan traveled southeast on Wednesday on day two of the first leg, making a pair of stops in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
The Penn State wrapped Fullington Trailways bus rolled into the nation's capital on Wednesday morning for a lunch stop to kick off the day. Take a look through highlights from the second two stops of a six-event week on the Coaches Caravan.
Stop No. 3 - Washington, D.C. (JW Marriott)
Raised in Annapolis, Maryland, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour kicked off the panel of speakers with a story about how she was introduced to the prideful fan base of the Nittany Lions. The D.C. area is home to approximately 26,000 Penn State alums. Barbour cited that many of the folks sitting in the room played a big role in establishing her feelings about the University.
"You all taught me about Penn State," said Barbour. "Growing up in the area, I learned a lot of my initial feelings and in a lot of ways had my introduction to Penn State from people like you."
Each year on the Caravan, the trips to the DMV are always filled with enthusiastic fans of the Blue and White. And it's a critical area for recruiting.
"This is going to be a very, very important area for us moving forward in recruiting," head coach James Franklin said. "It's always been a big part of Penn State Football, and it will continue to be very important."
Additionally, with the expanded footprint of the Big Ten Conference, the Penn State fans in the DC area will have more opportunities to see the Lions play closer to home.
In addition to games at Maryland across all of the Big Ten's sanctioned sports, the 2017 Big Ten Basketball Tournament will be contested in Washington, D.C., from March 8-12 in the Verizon Center.
Among the attendees in D.C. on Wednesday was captain in the U.S. Navy. Looking at the diehard Penn State fan, hockey head coach Guy Gadowsky singled the man out during his speech about the Nittany Lion supporters. Gadowsky said the Navy captain came up to him prior to the lunch to inform him of a new tradition started during the Michigan hockey series. The captain brought tailgating to the parking lot during the coldest weekend of the year, and Gadowsky loved it.
"How are you not fired up to play in Pegula Ice Arena when you have someone like a Navy captain tailgating outside in the snow before our game?" Gadowsky said.
What gives the Caravan a unique touch are stories and meetings like the one Gadowsky had with the Naval captain. Penn State's fan base is one big family. Each coach on the Caravan uses the experience to learn about the fans and engage with them. It helps the fans understand how important the support is for each program on campus.
"Our philosophy is built on relationships and how we interact with people," head coach James Franklin said.
VIDEO: Washington, D.C. Press Conference
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Photo Gallery: Stop #1 - Harrisburg | Photo Gallery: Stop #2 - Lancaster
LANCASTER, Pa. - The 2015 Penn State Coaches Caravan hit the road on Tuesday with a pair of events in the heart of Nittany Lion country at Harrisburg and Lancaster.
The Penn State themed Fullington Trailways bus pulled out of the Bryce Jordan Center parking lot at 7:04 a.m. en route to Harrisburg. Take a look through highlights from the first two stops of a six-event week on the Coaches Caravan.
Stop No. 1 - Harrisburg (Best Western Premier)
Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour and head coaches James Franklin, Guy Gadowsky and Denise St. Pierre headlined the first day of the road tour on Tuesday. The trip began with a visit to the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building. Members of the travel party toured the ornate structure, which was built in 1906 at a cost of $15 million.
Just after 10 a.m., Barbour, the head coaches and Penn State Alumni Association Executive Director Roger Williams participated in the opening of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives session for May 5. Representative Frank Farry introduced Franklin before the head coach of the Nittany Lions addressed the room of state representatives. Farry, who hails from Bucks County, and Franklin both graduated from Neshaminy High School.
"I can't tell you how honored we are to be here and address the House of Representatives," said Franklin.
VIDEO - Courtesy of Representative Farry
From the Capitol Building, the bus traveled to the Best Western Premier for the opening stop of the two-week tour through the region. Barbour spoke to the crowd first, highlighting the department's "why" and her vision for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. Everything within the department begins with the "why", and the student-athletes are at the forefront.
"We want to create a world class environment for our student-athletes to help them prepare for life after earning their degrees," Barbour said.
While it is mentioned regularly, the support Penn State fans provide for the athletic department and its 800 student-athletes is something that should never be taken for granted. And Barbour, along with the coaches, would like to use the Coaches Caravan as an opportunity to simply say thank you for the fans' unrivaled commitment.
"The fact that so many people are here with us (today) is tremendous," said St. Pierre. "The fact that all of you stuck with us makes us feel so fortunate."
"One of the best things about this for me is getting to learn from these other coaches," Gadowsky said. "The second thing that I love about this is getting to be around people who share the same amount of passion as you."
Gadowsky's remarks were a transition into a comical story about a fan's commitment to the hockey program. One of the approximately 250 fans in attendance on Tuesday for lunch had been struck while attempting to catch a puck during a Penn State men's hockey game this winter. He met Gadowsky before the program began and showed him some of his battle scars. As the crowd roared with approval, the man pulled the puck from his pocket and waved to the fans while Gadowsky applauded him for sticking with the game and not leaving despite black eyes and a bloody face.
"This is the type of guy I want at our hockey games. He didn't leave!" Gadowsky said.
Franklin promptly asked the fan if he had any eligibility left because he wants that type of commitment within the football program. The second-year leader of the Nittany Lions then highlighted the program's stellar academic success in 2014-'15. Fifty-seven players achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher during the fall semester. Additionally, 21 true freshman earned a 3.0 GPA or better in the fall. Graduation and success in the classroom will always be at the top of Franklin's list of accomplishments for the growth of the football program.
Emphasizing the program's four core values is a staple for Franklin moving forward. He told the crowd that the players and staff members did a good job of memorizing the values - positive attitude, unrivaled work ethic, compete in everything you do and sacrifice - but now he wants to see the program live them.
With five more days on the caravan ahead, the theme of each discussion will focus on what makes Penn State so special - the people.
"I love to take this time to say thank you," Franklin said. Having the opportunity to come out and thank you personally means a lot to me."
VIDEO: Harrisburg Press Conference
Stop No. 2 - Lancaster (Marriott at Penn Square)
More than 360 boisterous Penn State fans greeted the Coaches Caravan in Lancaster on Tuesday night. The crowd was enthusiastic from the moment Roger Williams, Executive Director of the Penn State Alumni Association, welcomed the group with a rousing "We Are" chant in the Commonwealth Ballroom of the Marriott at Penn Square.
Barbour, Franklin, Gadowsky and St. Pierre were joined during the pre-event reception by assistant football coaches John Donovan and Brent Pry, who were in the area recruiting on Tuesday. Donovan and Pry, along with the rest of the assistant coaches have been on the recruiting trail since spring practice wrapped up with the Blue-White Game.
Like the first stop in Harrisburg, Barbour opened the evening with a speech updating the fans and alums in the room about the current state of Penn State Athletics. With 500 of the 800 student-athletes receiving a 3.0 GPA or higher, the department's academic excellence speaks for itself.
Additionally, on the field, it has been a stellar campaign for Penn State teams, as well. Currently sitting in second spot in the Learfield Directors' Cup following the winter season, Penn State had 15 of its 17 teams (through the winter seasons) NCAA postseason competition. That list includes four teams that won conference titles, a record seventh NCAA title for women's volleyball and three individual NCAA championships.
It's no surprise to see the academic and athletic accolades when you hear the coaches speak to the public. Franklin, Gadowsky and St. Pierre are just three examples of what is a tremendous lineup of coaches on the University Park campus right now.
"I continue to listen to the gratitude and passion from our coaches towards their student-athletes, and it's just so impressive," Barbour said.
The success of Penn State's teams on the field and in the classroom would not be possible without superb mentors, and it would not be possible without the support of individuals like those in the room on Tuesday night in Lancaster.
"No one in the nation does passion like we do, and it's not even close," Gadowsky said. "Not only is it fun to be a part of a family reunion (home game), it's very motivating for us."
The sense of pride in Penn State Blue and White is truly unique.
"There is no place like us," Franklin said.
The Caravan will extend outside of Pennsylvania on Wednesday when it rolls south to Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
VIDEO: Lancaster Press Conference
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Compete in everything you do. It's one of the
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Franklin lives by.
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