The Karnataka Appointment of Recovery Commissioner for seizure and attachment of property of Illegal Mining and proceeds of crime Act, 2025
The Karnataka Appointment of Recovery Commissioner for seizure and attachment of property of Illegal Mining and proceeds of crime Act, 2025
This Act establishes a specialized legal framework in Karnataka to combat illegal mining by targeting the financial gains derived from such activities. It empowers the State Government to appoint a high-ranking Recovery Commissioner, equivalent to an Additional Chief Secretary, to oversee the seizure, attachment, and eventual forfeiture of assets acquired through illegal mining. The Act applies to various stakeholders, including lessees, transporters, and intermediaries involved in organized mining crimes. For ordinary citizens, this law serves as a deterrent against the accumulation of illicit wealth from natural resources, ensuring that proceeds of crime are recovered and managed by the state.
- 1. Short title, commencement and application
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Appointment of Recovery Commissioner
- 4. Powers and duties of Recovery Commissioner
- 5. Recovery Commissioner to have powers of a civil court
- 6. Power of entry and search
- 7. Provisional attachment of property
- 8. Confirmation of attachment or forfeiture
- 9. Absolute attachment
- 10. Forfeiture of property
- 11. Appeal
- 12. Management of attached property
- 13. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 14. Power to make rules
- 15. Act not in derogation of other laws
- 16. Transitory provisions
- 17. Transfer of pending cases
- 18. Power to remove difficulty
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