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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Mines Act, 1952

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List of Judgements

The Management of Worth Trust Vs. The Secretary, Worth Trust Workers Union

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 320 SC

State of Goa & Anr. Vs. Namita Tripathi

Judgement Date : march/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 212 SC

M/s. Creative Garments Ltd. Vs. Kashiram Verma

Judgement Date : march/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 207 SC

Vivek Narayan Sharma Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : january/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Shankar Lal Vs. Hindustan Copper Ltd.

Judgement Date : april/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 335 SC

Sanjay Gupta Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh through its Chief Secretary

Judgement Date : april/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 309 SC

State of Madhya Pradesh V. Somdutt Sharma

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 451 SC

Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC Vs. Future Retail Ltd.

Judgement Date : august/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 312 SC

Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. Vs. CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

Judgement Date : may/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 245 SC

Headnote :

A. According to Article 136 of the Constitution of India, 1950, and Sections 3(1) and (2) of the Building and Other Construction Workers\' Welfare Cess Act, 1996, along with Rules 3 and 4(1), (2), (3), and (4) of the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Rules, 1998, the Labour Cess i...

RAJENDRA K. BHUTTA vs. MAHARASHTRA HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Judgement Date : february/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

A. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 14(1)(d), along with Sections 76 and 79 of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976, pertains to a Tripartite Joint Development Agreement made between the Society, MHADA, and the Corporate Debtor for redevelopment purposes. A loan ag...

Garware Wall Ropes Ltd. Vs. Coastal Marine Constructions & Engineering Ltd.

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 374 SC

Harkesh Chand Vs. Krishan Gopal Mehta & Ors. [February 13, 2017]

Judgement Date : february/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 127 SC

Manganese Ore India Ltd. Vs. State of M.P. & Ors. [November 10, 2016]

Judgement Date : november/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 798 SC

Lanco Anpara Power Limited Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [OCTOBER 18, 2016]

Judgement Date : october/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 752 SC

Mohan Singh & Ors. Vs. The Chairman Railway Board & Ors. [August 3, 2015]

Judgement Date : august/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 493 SC

Bachpan Bachao Andolan Vs. Union of India & Others

Judgement Date : april/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 330 SC

The State Vs. A. Parthiban [2006] Insc 634 (9 October 2006)

Judgement Date : october/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 634 SC

Christian Medical College Vs. E.S.I.C [2000] INSC 582 (23 November 2000)

Judgement Date : november/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 577 SC

M.C. Mehta Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors [1996] INSC 1579 (10 December 1996)

Judgement Date : december/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 1023 SC

Union of India Vs. Shri A.B. Shah & Ors [1996] INSC 707 (9 May 1996)

Judgement Date : may/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 466 SC

Bandhua Mukti Morcha Vs. Union of India & Ors [1991] INSC 190 (13 August 1991)

Judgement Date : august/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 190 SC

Headnote :

A letter sent to this Court raised concerns about the widespread bonded labour system in the quarries of the Faridabad District in Haryana, which was subsequently treated as a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution.To investigate the working conditions of stone quarry workers, two Advoca...

Gokak Patel Volkart Ltd. Vs. Dundayya Gurushiddaiah Hiremath & Ors [1991] INSC 40 (14 February 1991)

Judgement Date : february/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 40 SC

Headnote :

The Appellant-Company lodged criminal complaints against its employees (the first respondent in each appeal) under Section 630(1)(b) of the Companies Act and Section 406 of the IPC, as they failed to vacate the company quarters for approximately six months following their retirement. The Judicial Ma...

Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra Vs. State of U.P [1988] INSC254 (30 August 1988)

Judgement Date : august/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 251 SC

Headnote :

A letter-petition and an application were submitted, alleging unauthorized and illegal mining in the Mussoorie-Dehradun region, which negatively impacts the area\'s ecology and environmental stability. These were ordered to be registered as writ petitions under public interest litigation. Various pa...

P. Sivaswamy Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh [1988] INSC218 (10 August 1988)

Judgement Date : august/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 217 SC

Headnote :

Section 4 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 eliminates the bonded labour system, declaring that upon the Act\'s commencement, all bonded labourers are released from any obligation to perform bonded labour.A Secretary from a social organization in Tamil Nadu sent a letter to the Court...

Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation Vs. Ram Chander [1987] INSC 292 (27 October 1987)

Judgement Date : october/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 291 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, Ram Chander, operated a tailoring shop that employed approximately 10 to 12 tailors, with the total number of employees never exceeding 20. In the shop, garments were stitched, and an electric iron was utilized both during the stitching process and for ironing the completed items.The...

Joint Director of Mines Safety Vs. Tandur & Nayandgi Stonequarries (P) Ltd. [1987] INSC 99 (8 April 1987)

Judgement Date : april/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Headnote :

The Inspector of Mines, following an inspection, determined that the respondents were operating an open cast mine and that the number of workers present on any given day exceeded 50. Since the respondents fell under the provisions of the exception in clause (b) of Section 3(1) of the Mines Act, 1952...

East India Coal Company Limited Vs. East Bulliaree Kendwadih Colliery Co. P. Limited & Ors [1987] INSC 67 (3 March 1987)

Judgement Date : march/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Headnote :

Respondents 1 and 2 were engaged in business as contractors for raising and selling coking coal from operational coal mines. Following an agreement with the appellant company that designated them as contractors to extract and sell coal and produce hard coke from the unexploited mines, they invested...

Catering Cleaners of Southern Railway Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 33 (4 February 1987)

Judgement Date : february/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 33 SC

Headnote :

Over twenty-five years ago, in the case of Standard Vacuum Refining Company v. Its Workmen, [1960] 3 SCR 466, the Supreme Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal\'s decision to eliminate the contract labor system.Consequently, the Contract Labour (Abolition and Regulation) Act was enacted \"to regulate...

Rural Litigation And Entitlementkendra & Ors Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1986] INSC 272 (18 December 1986)

Judgement Date : december/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 272 SC

Headnote :

A letter from the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra in Dehradun was treated as a Writ Petition, leading to the issuance of notices. The primary allegations concerned unauthorized and illegal mining activities in the Mussoorie Hills and surrounding areas, which were negatively impacting the loc...

Bira Kishore Naik Vs. Coal India Ltd. & Ors [1986] INSC 109 (7 May 1986)

Judgement Date : may/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 109 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 4 secured a composite lease from the Government of West Bengal for the mining of coal, fire coal, and other minerals in the area known as Natundihi Pahariabera Colliery. The petitioner claims that after receiving the necessary permissions, respondent No. 4 began coal extraction in 197...

Maj. Genl. A.S. Gauraya & ANR Vs. S.N. Thakur & ANR [1986] INSC 94 (25 April 1986)

Judgement Date : april/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 94 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1, the complainant, lodged a complaint against the appellants-accused in the Court of the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, New Delhi, alleging an offense punishable under sections 67 and 72-C(1)(a) of the Mines Act, 1952, in conjunction with Regulation 106 of the Metalliferous Mines...

S.G. Chemical and Dyes Trading Employees' Union Vs. S.G. Chemicals and Dyes Trading Limited & ANR [1986] INSC 59 (3 April 1986)

Judgement Date : april/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 59 SC

Headnote :

Subsection (1) of Section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 requires an employer planning to shut down an industrial establishment covered by Chapter V-B to submit a prior permission application to the appropriate Government at least ninety days before the intended closure date. Subsection (...

Osmania University Vs. Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation, A [1985] INSC 225 (8 October 1985)

Judgement Date : october/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 225 SC

Headnote :

The Department of Publications and Press at Osmania University (Appellant) operates printing presses that produce textbooks, journals, magazines, and various stationery items, including admission forms for colleges and hostels, examination hall tickets, and answer sheets. Approximately 100 individua...

Bhagirath Kanoria & Ors Vs. State of M.P. & Ors [1984] INSC 157 (24 August 1984)

Judgement Date : august/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Headnote :

The Provident Fund Inspector lodged complaints against the appellant Directors, the Factory Manager, and the respondent No.2-Company, accusing them of failing to pay the employer\'s contribution under the Employees\' Provident Fund and Family Pension Fund Act of 1952. It was alleged that the accused...

Bandhua Mukti Morcha Vs. Union of India & Ors [1983] INSC 206 (16 December 1983)

Judgement Date : december/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 206 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, an organization focused on advocating for the release of bonded laborers in the country, sent a letter to Hon\'ble Justice Bhagwati, alleging that: (1) numerous laborers from various regions of the country were working in certain stone quarries located in the Faridabad district of Ha...

New Satgram Engineering Works & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 150 (14 August 1980)

Judgement Date : august/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Headnote :

M/s. Shethia Mining and Manufacturing Corporation, based in Calcutta, owned three non-coking coal mines, including the New Satgram Coal Mines. In addition, they operated a workshop named New Satgram Engineering Works, established in 1964 on a plot adjacent to the coal mines. They also had a building...

Industrial Supplies Pvt. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 148 (7 August 1980)

Judgement Date : august/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 148 SC

Headnote :

The appellants entered into two agreements with M/s. Balihari Colliery Co. Pvt. Ltd. and New Dharamband Colliery Ltd., which designated them as the managing contractor for the former for a duration of 20 years and as the raising contractor for the latter. Under these agreements, they periodically in...

Tarkeshwar Sio Thakur Jiu Vs. Bar Dass Dey & Co. & Ors [1979] INSC 30 (6 February 1979)

Judgement Date : february/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 30 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a legal entity, was exercising its rights through the Shebait, Mohanta Srimati Dandi Swami, as a Darpatnidar of the disputed land. On July 10, 1941, the appellant entered into a lease agreement (Ex. A) with the respondents, allowing them to extract sand from the land for a duration of...

Excel Wear Vs. Union of India & Ors [1978] INSC 192 (29 September 1978)

Judgement Date : september/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

Headnote :

Only the details of one petition are presented here, as they are similar to those in other petitions. Excel Wear is a partnership firm engaged in garment manufacturing for export, employing around 400 workers in its factory. The petitioners assert that the relationship between management and employe...

Hyderabad Asbestos Cement Products Ltd. Vs. The Employees Insurance Court & ANR [1977] INSC 225 (2 December 1977)

Judgement Date : december/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 225 SC

Headnote :

The appellant Company operates a factory in Sanatnagar where it produces asbestos sheets. Additionally, the Company has zonal sales offices in several cities, including Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The zonal office in Vijayawada employs staff who are responsible for c...

State of Haryana & ANR Vs. Chanan Mal [1976] INSC 58 (18 March 1976)

Judgement Date : march/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 58 SC

Headnote :

The State Government claimed ownership of saltpetre deposits based on entries in the village administration documents (wajib-ul-arz) of certain villages. It issued a notification designating saltpetre as a minor mineral and proceeded to auction the mines in accordance with the Punjab Minor Minerals...

B. M. Lakshmanamurthy Vs. The Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Bangalore [1974] INSC 15 (21 January 1974)

Judgement Date : january/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s company was engaged in the manufacturing and exporting of polished granite memorial stones, qualifying as a factory under both the Factories Act and the Employees\' State Insurance Act.Next to this factory was another facility located on land leased by the appellant to two contracto...

State of Bihar Vs. Deokaran Nenshi [1972] INSC 187 (24 August 1972)

Judgement Date : august/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 187 SC

Headnote :

The respondents are the proprietors of a stone quarry located in Bombay.According to Regulation 3 of the Indian Metalliferrous Mines Regulations 1926, it is mandatory for the owner, agent, or manager of a mine to submit annual returns for the previous year to both the District Magistrate and the Chi...

Neel & Nirenjan Majumdar Vs. The State of West Bengal [1972] INSC 147 (23 May 1972)

Judgement Date : may/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

Headnote :

The combined implications of sections 6 and 24 of the General Clauses Act indicate that a notification from 1923, issued under section 15 of the Arms Act of 1878, which prohibits the acquisition, possession, or carrying of arms other than firearms without a license, not only remains in effect but is...

State of Bihar Vs. S. K. Roy [1966] INSC 112 (25 April 1966)

Judgement Date : april/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

Headnote :

The respondent owned a coke plant that was initially part of a group of collieries but was later transferred to him.This plant was located next to a coal mine on surface land that was part of the coal fields from which the mine operated. The respondent did not engage in coal mining or any activities...

State of Maharashtra Vs. Mohanlal Devichand Shah [1965] INSC 79 (23 March 1965)

Judgement Date : march/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

Headnote :

The Labour Inspector, designated under the Minimum Wages Act of 1948, lodged two complaints with the Judicial Magistrate, claiming that the respondent, engaged in quarrying operations, violated specific provisions of the Minimum Wages (Control) Rules of 1950. The respondent contended, among other th...

M/S. Bhikuse Yamasa Kshatriya (P) Ltd. & ANR Vs. Union of India & ANR [1963] INSC 23 (8 February 1963)

Judgement Date : february/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 23 SC

Headnote :

Bidi rollers previously enjoyed weekly holidays and wages in lieu of those holidays. However, following a ruling from this Court, bidi manufacturing owners in Maharashtra stopped providing these benefits. This led to significant unrest, prompting the State of Maharashtra to issue a notification unde...

Kali Pada Chowdhury Vs. Union of India [1962] INSC 194 (3 May 1962)

Judgement Date : may/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

Section 12 of the Mines Act, 1952 states that the Central Government has the authority to establish a Mining Board for any area covered by the Act or for any specific group or type of mine. In 1957, only the Bihar Mining Board was operational, with no other boards established. Section 57 grants the...

M/S. Serajuddin & Co. Vs. Their Workmen [1962] INSC 102 (19 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 102 SC

Headnote :

A dispute involving claims made by employees was submitted for adjudication to the tribunal by the West Bengal State Government. The appellant raised a preliminary objection regarding the validity of this reference, arguing that according to section 2(a), the appropriate government to make a valid r...

Mohan Lal Goenka & ANR Vs. The State of West Bengal [1961] INSC 164 (18 April 1961)

Judgement Date : april/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 164 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, one being the owner and the other the manager of a colliery, were found guilty of violating the Mines Creche Rules, 1946. These rules mandated that the owner of any mine employing women must establish creches for their female employees and appoint a \"Creche-in-charge\" to oversee th...

The Chief Inspector of Mines & ANR Vs. Lala Karam Chand Thapar [1961] INSC 44 (10 February 1961)

Judgement Date : february/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Headnote :

The directors of a company that owned a colliery, along with the directors of the company\'s managing agents, and the colliery\'s manager and agent, faced prosecution for offenses under sections 73 and 74 of the Mines Act, 1932, due to violations of several regulations from the Indian Coal Mines Reg...

Banwarilal Agarwalla Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors [1961] INSC 43 (10 February 1961)

Judgement Date : february/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Headnote :

Section 76 of the Mines Act, 1952 states that if the owner of a mine is a private company, any shareholder of that company may be prosecuted and penalized under this Act for any offense for which the mine owner is liable. The appellant, a shareholder and director of a private company that owned a co...

M/S. Burrakur Coal Co., Ltd. Vs. The Union of India & Ors [1961] INSC 42 (10 February 1961)

Judgement Date : february/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Headnote :

The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act of 1957 was established, as stated in its preamble, to facilitate the State\'s acquisition of unworked land that contains or is expected to contain coal deposits. According to Section 4(1) of the Act, the Central Government was authorized to i...

Ardeshir H. Bhiwandiwala Vs. The State of Bombay [1961] INSC 25 (27 January 1961)

Judgement Date : january/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was found guilty of violating section 92 of the Factories Act, 1948 for operating a salt works without a license. This salt works covered approximately 250 acres, with only temporary shelters for the laborers and an office on the premises; there were also some permanent platforms for i...

The Associated Cement Companies Limited, Chaibassa Cement Vs. Their Workmen [1959] INSC 113 (11 September 1959)

Judgement Date : september/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 113 SC

Headnote :

The cement factory in question, located in the State of Bihar, was owned by the appellant company, which also owned a limestone quarry situated approximately a mile and a half from the factory. Since limestone is the primary raw material for cement production, the factory relied entirely on this qua...

Shri B. P. Hira, Works Manager, Central Railway, Parel, Bom Vs. Shri C. M. Pradhan [1959] INSC 75 (8 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

These special leave appeals originated from applications submitted by the respondents, who were employed as timekeepers in the time office of the Central Railway Workshop and Factory in Parel, Bombay. They sought payment for overtime wages under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936). The respon...

Express Newspapers (Private) Ltd. & ANR Vs. The Union of India & Ors [1958] INSC 1 (8 January 1958)

Judgement Date : january/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Headnote :

These petitions, filed by certain newspaper establishments, contested the constitutional validity of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, as well as the legality of the Wage Board\'s decision made under section 9 of the Act. The contested Act was en...