India, Aug. 20 -- A cabinet sub-committee headed by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil has submitted a report recommending the creation of a state-level recovery authority and a dedicated court to handle illegal mining cases in Karnataka, officials aware of the development, said.

The panel's 35-page report, containing 12 recommendations, was recently placed before chief minister Siddaramaiah.

The committee was constituted on July 5 following a cabinet decision taken earlier that month to examine irregularities in mining and suggest corrective measures. Apart from Patil, it included home minister G Parameshwara, food minister KH Muniyappa, social welfare minister HC Mahadevappa, forest minister Eeshwar Khandre, and mines and...