[Reader-list] Final List of Signatories on Supreme Court Order on Niyamgiri
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Tue Sep 2 16:42:40 IST 2008
*STATEMENT OF CONCERN ON NIYAMGIRI*
We the undersigned are deeply concerned over the recent order of the Supreme
Court in T.N. Godavaraman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India and Others in the
matter of M/s Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. This Order will pave the way
for forcible displacement of thousands of *adivasis *for the mining of
bauxite by Sterlite Industries Ltd., a frontal company of the notorious
Vedanta Alimunium Industries, which is already tainted with its corporate
malpractices.
We note with deep anxiety that most of the inhabitants here are Dongria
Kondhs who are classified as Primitive Tribes (which itself is a colonial
construct) who know no other way of life hence need to be dealt with due
sensitivity and precaution and who will be uprooted and marginalized once
they are removed from their natural habitat. Today, where the UN bodies, all
the governments, international and national civil societies including the
progressive and democratic organisations world over are worried and
deliberating on global warming and the impending ecological disaster and
death of the planet. The issue raised by this judgement has become of
crucial importance. The Dongria Kondhs who live a harmonious and symbiotic
relationship with their environment show the way to mankind on how to lead a
sustainable, meaningful and egalitarian life.
It is also to be noted that the present order of the Supreme Court
contradicts the 89th Amendment of the Constitution which clearly stipulates
that no industry, mines or townships or any other construction activity can
be undertaken without the consent of the Gram Sabhas of *adivasis *residing
in the areas demarcated under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution.
This order will also nullify the implementation of the recently passed *Forest
Rights Act*, under which the *adivasis *tilling forestland should get the
ownership of the land they have been tilling since years.
We are also deeply concerned that mining in Niyamgiri area will seriously
upset the ecological equilibrium; this area is very rich in bio diversity
including rare flora and fauna and many species of rare medicinal herbs.
Niyamgiri hills are also the source of important rivers like Nagavali,
Vansdhara, which caters to the need of many districts in Orissa including
the southern coastal districts. The mining in that area will contravene the
provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 because it will
seriously violate the letter and spirit of the Act.
We urge the political parties especially the three most important pillars of
our democracy i.e. the Executive, Judiciary and the Legislature to take
cognisance of the aspirations of innumerable anti-displacement movements and
progressive and democratic organisations in the country and scrap the
draconian and colonial land acquisition act of 1894. Thus we call upon the
Supreme Court, Government of India and Orissa to reconsider the case of
mining in the Niyamgiri Hills and rescind the permission given to Sterlite
Industries for mining in Niyamgiri.
1. Gautam Navalakha PUDR New Delhi
2. Kalpana Mehta Saheli , New Delhi
3. Swanai Agnivesh Bandhva Mukti Morcha, New Delhi
4. P.K Shahi AIFTU, New Delhi
5. Surendra Mohan Socialist Thinker, New Delhi
6. Ranjana Padhi Social Activist, New Delhi
7. Prof J. P. Rao Osmania University, Hyderabad
8. Dr Anup Saraya AIIMS, New Delhi
9. Anil Chaudhary Peace New Delhi
10. Dr Vikas Vajpayee AIIMS, New Delhi
11. Kamal Mitra Chenoy School of International Studies ,JNU
12. Prof Utsa Patnaik CESP,SSS/JNU
13. Prof Anuradha Chenoy School of International Studies,JNU
14. Prof C.P. Chandrasekhar CESP/SSS, JNU
15. Prof Pralay Kanungo Centre for Political Studies, JNU
16. Prof K. R. Nayar CSMCH/SSS/JNU
17. Thomas Kochery World Forum of Fisher People
18. Professor Arun Kumar CESP/SSS/JNU
1. Nagraj Adve PUDR, New Delhi
2. Sandip Pandey NAPM, Lucknow
3. Dr Qmar Agha Peace, New Delhi
4. John Dayal President, All India India Catholic
Union, New Delhi
5. Dr Anil Sadgopal Ex-Dean, Delhi University/Bhopal
6. Manisha Sethi Forum for Democratic Initiative News
7. Radhika Menon Forum for Democratic Initiative News
8. Prof Anand Kumar CSSS/SSS, JNU
9. Prof Jayati Ghosh CESP/SSS, JNU
10. Prof Praveen Jha CESP/SSS, JNU
11. Prof Dilip Menon Delhi University
12. Prof Nivedita Menon SIS,JNU
13. Dev Dutt Journalist, New Delhi
14. Dunu Roy Hazard Centre, New Delhi
15. Prof Ritu Priya School of Social Science,JNU
16. Subhash Gatade New Socialist Initiative, New Delhi
17. S. R. Hiremath Samaj Parivartan Samuday, Karnataka
18. Harish Dhawan PUDR, New Delhi
19. Sree Rekha PUDR, New Delhi
20. Shiv mangal Siddhankar CPI(ML) New Proleterian
21. Dr Suman Bhaskar AIIMS, New Delhi
22. Dr N Bhattacharya Jan Hasthksep
23. Prof Uma Chakraborty (Retd) Delhi University
24. Sharmila Purukayastha Lect Miranda House
25. Sebastian Rodrigues Social activist,Goa
26. Prof Nandini Sunder Delhi University
27. Prof J P Rao Osmania University,Hyderabad
28. Adv J Ramchandra Rao AP High Court Hyderabad
29. Prof Savyasachi Jamia Milia Islamia,New Delhi
30. Ashok Chowdhary NFFPWF, New Delhi
31. Prof K R Nayar CSMCH / SSS, JNU
32. Dhananjay Tripathy Ex-President, JNU Student's Union
33. Prof Pralay Kanungo Political Studies, JNU
34. PK Anand Student, CEAS/JNU
35. Sanjay Kumar Student, CSSP/JNU
36. Kalai yarsan Student, CSSP/JNU
37. Man Bhajan Meher Student, CRCAS/ SIS, JNU
38. Jitendra Chahar Peace, New Delhi
57. Vijay Pratap Convenor, Lokayan
58. Babulal Sharma Convenor, Global Gandhi Forum
59. Rakesh Bhatt Coordinator, SADED/CSDS
60. Faisal Khan Asha Parivar, NAPM, New Delhi
61. Anil Thakur Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, New Delhi
62. Chandrasekhar Hota Research Scholar, CPS/SSS JNU
63. Jeet Bhattacharya Research Scholar, Film Studies, School of
Art & Aesthetics, JNU
64. Peeyush Pant Editor, Lok Samvad, New Delhi
65. Sayantoni Datta SADED/CSDS
66. Asit Social Activist-Researcher, New
Delhi
67. Kumar Sameer Social Activist, New Delhi
68. Shabnam Hashmi Anhad, New Delhi
69. Kavita Krishnan Editor, Liberation
70. Kiran Shaheen Media and Social activist, New Delhi
71. Kundan Kumar Activist,Researcher,Orissa
72. Felix Padel Anthropologist,U.K.
73. Subrat Kumar Sahu Film Maker and Freelance Writer, New Delhi
74. Mamta Dash Social activist and researcher, New
Delhi
75. Prof Manidra Nath Thakur Centre for Political Studies ,SSS,JNU
76. Prof Vivek Kumar Centre for Study of Social System, SSS,
JNU
77. Prof Rohan D'Souza Centre for Study of Science Policy, SSS
,JNU
78. Prof Mohan Rao CSMCH/SSS/JNU
79. Prof Janaki Abraham Women's Study Programme, SSS, JNU
80. Prof Vinitha Damodaran University of Sussex, Sussex, U.K.
81. Prof Asha Sarangi Centre for Political Studies,JNU
82. 84)Prithpal Singh Randhawa Research Scholar, IDS,Sussex, U.K.
83. Rona Wilson Research Scholar and social activist,
New Delhi
84. Sunil Kumar Social Activist, New Delhi
85. G.N. Trivedi Lecturer, Moti lal Nehru College,
Delhi University
86. Amit Student, CESP/SSS, JNU
87. Sumandro Research Scholar, JNU
88. Debolina Biswas Student, CESP/SSS,JNU
89. Dhananjay Tripathi Ex-President, JNU student's Union
90. Vibha Iyer Research Scholar, CESP,SSS/JNU
91. Zico Dasguptan Councilor JNU Student's Union
92. P.K. Anand Research Scholar , CEAS /JNU
93. Prof Chaman Lal Centre for Indian language, School of
Language ,JNU
94. Agnctra Ghosh Research Scholar, Film Studies,
School of art and
Aesthetic,JNU
95. Rishika Mehrshi Research Scholar, Performing
arts, School of Art and
Aesthetic,JNU
96. A.P. kaveendra Research Scholar, CIL/SL,
JNU
97. Awadesh Research Scholar,
CIL/SL, JNU
98. Ashok Agarwal Advocate , New Delhi
99. Ayush Social Activist, New
Delhi
100. Pushkar Raj PUCL, India
101. Ashok Aggrwal Lawyer and
social activist, New Delhi
102. Ambarish Rai President Lok
sangram Morcha , Gujarat
103. Anand Verma Social
Activist, Bhopal
104. Rita Mishra Social
Activist, New Delhi
105. Tapas Ray Former
Journalist,USA
106. Subhas Mahapatra Human Right
activist Raipur, Chhatishgarh
107. Rose Mary viswanath Equations,
Bangalore
108. Aseem Srivastava
Activists/Researcher,
New Delhi
109. Jaya Iyer Theatre
and social activist , New Delhi
110. Aftb Alam Research
Scholar
1. Aloka Peace, New Delhi
2. Abhimanyu Social Activist, New Delhi
3. Hrishi Kant Mamgain World Social Forum
4. Aditya Nigam CSDS, Delhi
5. Naveen New Socialist Initiative, Delhi
6. Abhishek Guru Journalist, Delhi
7. Henri Tiphagne People Watch, Trivandrum
8. Jenny Rowena Hansraj College, New Delhi
9. Hari Babu Delhi University
10. Roma NFFPFW, New Delhi
11. Thomas Mathew Activist, New Delhi
12. Dr Ajitha Insight Foundation, New Delhi
13. V. B. Rawat Upland Alliance (U.P.)
14. Anand Verma Social Activist, Bhopal
15. Anivar Aravind Social Activist, Bangalore
16. Jayendu Krishna Social Activist, New Delhi
17. Mayur Chetia P.S.U. Delhi University
18. Debashish Manjit Lecturer Dayal Singh College, New
Delhi
19. Dr M.P. Rana Buddha Samiti Sansthan
20. Jitendra Kumar Journalist, Nai Duniya, New Delhi
21. Biju Lal Delhi Solidarity Group
22. Bano Jyotsana DSU,JNU
23. Sumati Pannikkar DSU,JNU
24. Elizabeth Institute of Dalit Studies,New
Delhi
25. Sridevi Pannikar Delhi Solidarity Group
26. Shewta Anand CSMCH/SSS/JNU
27. Pravin Mote New Delhi
28. Sruti New Delhi
139. Jayendu Krishna Researcher, N ew
Delhi
140. Sushant Panigrahy Student Delhi
School of Economics
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