Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
If the State Government or the competent authority has reason to believe that the grant or transfer of quarrying lease is in contravention of any of the provisions contained in this chapter, the State Government or the competent authority may, after giving the parties an opportunity to represent their views within a specified period, direct the parties concerned not to undertake any quarrying operations in the area to which the lease relates.