BK Quarries Inc has moved to the High Court to seek an injunction against what it says is a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) decision to award 16,502 acres of land in the Mazaruni Mining District to Hadi’s World Inc. for quarrying operations.
Through the lawsuit, which also names GGMC Commissioner Newell Dennison, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Hadi’s World as respondents, BK wants the company to be prevented from occupying or taking steps to develop the land in question. It contends that the GGMC seeks to award land for four quarrying licences issued to Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed’s Hadi’s World, despite its many objections.
Through its attorney, Siand Dhurjon, BK argues that the Notices of Intention to Grant Quarry Licences had been published in the Official Gazette without the approval of the Board of Directors of the GGMC as is required by law.
