Arpitha Kodiveri

“Guidelines must be established so this process is implemented in spirit and not just in letter, and to signal to administrative actors that there are consequences for practising fraudulent signatures or taking signatures of the deceased. This has happened so many times in Odisha and elsewhere that it is a deeply troubling trend.”

Arpitha Kodiveri · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16

Kodiveri calls for guidelines to ensure consequences for fraudulent consent practices in mining projects.

“What you are starting to see across multiple jurisdictions is an administrative approach to bypassing the consent provision. What I fear is that it has become an illegal administrative practice of implementing the consent provision without adhering to procedure and law, and that is something we should be worried about,”

Arpitha Kodiveri · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16

Kodiveri says bypassing consent provisions has become an illegal administrative practice across multiple jurisdictions.