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Doiwala Sehkari Shram Samvida Samiti Ltd., a private mining firm, applied for a ten‑year lease for minor minerals under Rule 9‑A of the U.P. Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1963. After the bifurcation of Uttar Pradesh, the new State of Uttarakhand adopted the rules with modifications and …
Dharmabir Singh applied for a prospecting licence and mining lease for limestone deposits in Haryana, claiming a preferential right under Section 11 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation & Development) Act, 1957. The State Government notified the area under Rule 59 of the Mineral Concession Rules, …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Cess and Other Taxes on Minerals (Validation) Act, 1992, which sought to validate state levies on minerals that had been struck down by earlier judgments. The Court held that Section 2 of the Act validly creates and retrospectively …
Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) sought a second renewal of its chromite mining lease under Section 8(3) of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation & Development) Act, 1957. The Central Government reduced the lease area and later further reduced it, prompting TISCO to challenge the orders, arguing …
The State of Orissa challenged the validity of the Orissa Rural Employment, Education and Production Act, 1992 which imposed a tax of Rs 32,000 per acre on coal‑bearing lands. The High Court held that the State legislature lacked competence to levy such a tax and struck down the provision. On …
The State of Punjab sought royalty and mining licences for the removal of brick‑earth, classified as a minor mineral, from lands owned by private individuals in Gurdaspur. The brick‑manufacturers sued the State for perpetual injunctions, arguing that the State did not own the brick‑earth and …
India Cement Ltd., a cement manufacturer, obtained a mining lease for limestone and kankar under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960. The lease required payment of royalty fixed by the Mines and Minerals (Regulation & Development) Act, 1957. The Tamil Nadu government, invoking sections 115 and 116 of …
