Hindustan Copper Ltd., a government company engaged in open‑cast mining of copper ore and its subsequent processing into copper concentrate, challenged the levy of electricity duty under the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Duty Act, 1949. The Act’s Section 3 (Explanation (b)) defines a “mine” to include …
Kishori Lal, an agriculturist, obtained a loan from the District Land Development Bank in 1971 and mortgaged his agricultural land as security. He was a minor at the time of the loan, defaulted on repayment and the bank initiated recovery proceedings culminating in an auction of the mortgaged land. …
The appellant filed a suit for declaration of title and possession of agricultural land, while the respondent claimed title by adverse possession. The trial court held that the respondent had acquired title by adverse possession after more than twelve years of uninterrupted possession, but the …
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