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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Mineral Concession Rules, 1960

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List of Judgements

B.L.A. Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : august/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 644 SC

DIRECTOR GENERAL (ROAD DEVELOPMENT) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA vs.AAM AADMI LOKMANCH

Judgement Date : july/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 420 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALFatalities due to negligence and illegal mining along the National Highway - The National Green Tribunal has the authority to mandate compensation payments to the NHAI, even if there are no legal representatives or heirs of the deceased involved in the proceedings, or if they have pursued sep...

M.E. SHIVALINGAMURTHY vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, BENGALURU

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 13 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe defense of the accused should not be considered at the stage when the accused requests to be discharged - The Code does not grant the accused the right to present any documents during the charge framing stage.A. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 227 Discharge - Legal principle - The...

M/S EMBASSY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS PVT. LTD. vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1188 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe decisions made by the Government in the realm of Public Law cannot be subject to judicial review by the NCLT; however, the validity of such decisions can be challenged in the High Court.A. According to Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, the High Court has the authority to i...

The Goa Foundation Vs. M/s Sesa Sterlite Ltd. & Ors. [February 7, 2018]

Judgement Date : february/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Common Cause Vs. Union of India and Ors. [August 2, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 536 SC

Common Cause Vs. Union of India and others [April 04, 2016]

Judgement Date : april/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 267 SC

Tata Steel Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [March 17, 2015]

Judgement Date : march/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 211 SC

Orissa Manganese & Minerals Ltd. Vs. Synergy Ispat Pvt. Ltd. [September 12, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 577 SC

Manohar Lal Sharma Vs. The Principal Secretary & Ors. [AUGUST 25, 2014]

Judgement Date : august/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 517 SC

Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. Vs. Rajesh Verma & Ors. [APRIL 22, 2014]

Judgement Date : april/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 290 SC

K. Guruprasad Rao Vs. State of Karnataka and others [JULY 01, 2013]

Judgement Date : july/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 451 SC

State of Rajasthan & Ors. VS. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. & ANR. [March 11, 2013]

Judgement Date : march/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 179 SC

State of Orissa & Ors. Vs. M/s Mesco Steels Ltd. & ANR. [March 6, 2013]

Judgement Date : march/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 172 SC

M/s. Kalinga Mining Corporation Vs Union of India & Ors. [february 07, 2013.]

Judgement Date : february/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd. Vs. Union of India and Ors. [July 26, 2012]

Judgement Date : july/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 386 SC

Mahesh Kumar (Dead) By L.R.S. Vs. Vinod Kumar and others [March 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : march/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Deepak Kumar etc. Vs. State of Haryana and Others etc. [February 27, 2012]

Judgement Date : february/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 148 SC

M.P. Wakf Board Vs. Subhan Shah & Ors [2006] Insc 717 (31 October 2006)

Judgement Date : october/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 717 SC

D.D.A. & Ors Vs. Joginder S. Monga & Ors [2003] INSC 634 (12 December 2003)

Judgement Date : december/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 626 SC

S.N. Mukherjee Vs. Union of India [1990] INSC 260 (28 August 1990)

Judgement Date : august/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 260 SC

Headnote :

The Appellant was serving as a Major, although he held the permanent rank of Captain as a Commissioned Officer in the army, when he assumed command of 38 Coy. A.S.C. (Sup) Type \'A\' at the Military Hospital in Jhansi on December 27, 1974. In August 1975, the Appellant attended a training course and...

India Cement Ltd. Vs. State of Tamil Nadu [1989] INSC 321 (25 October 1989)

Judgement Date : october/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 321 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company previously produced cement and was granted a mining lease for limestone and kankar by the Government of Tamil Nadu, in accordance with the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960. The royalty was established under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation & Development) Act, 1957, a Central Ac...

Janak Lal Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors [1989] NSC 234 (10 August 1989)

Judgement Date : august/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 234 SC

Headnote :

Rule 58 of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 pertains to the availability of areas for the regrant of mining leases and mandates that a notification must be published in the official gazette at least 30 days prior. Rule 59 stipulates that the procedure outlined in Rule 58 must be adhered to for any...

V1nod Kumar Shantilal Gosalia Vs. Gangadhar Narsingdas Agarwal & Ors [1981] INSC 150 (26 August 1981)

Judgement Date : august/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Headnote :

During the Portuguese colonial period, the grant, transfer, and vesting of mining rights in Goa, Daman, and Diu were governed by the \"Portuguese Colonial Mining Laws.\" According to these laws, an individual could submit a written declaration stating that they had discovered a mineral deposit. This...

Tara Chandkhatri Vs. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors [1976] INSC 306 (26 November 1976)

Judgement Date : november/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 306 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a teacher employed by the Delhi Municipal Corporation, was terminated from his position by the Deputy Commissioner (Education) after adhering to the established procedures outlined in the Regulations. His subsequent appeal to the Commissioner of the Corporation was rejected, and the H...

Dharam Chand Jain Vs. The State of Bihar [1976]111 (14 April 1976)

Judgement Date : april/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 111 SC

Headnote :

On September 12, 1958, the appellant submitted an application to the State Government for a mining lease under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960.After receiving no response from the State Government, he filed a revision application with the Central Government on June 21, 1961, which instructed the...

Kays Concern Vs. Union of India & Ors [1976]103 (6 April 1976)

Judgement Date : april/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 103 SC

Headnote :

Upon the expiration of his sub-lease for phosphate extraction over an area of 400 hectares in the Singbhum district of Bihar, the appellant submitted a request to the State Government for a new lease. The State Government did not address his application for nine months, leading to a deemed refusal u...

Ajantha Industries & Ors Vs. Central Board of Direct Taxes,New Delhi & Ors [1975] INSC 303 (5 December 1975)

Judgement Date : december/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 301 SC

Headnote :

The appellants had been assessed under the Income Tax Act by the Income Tax Officer in Nellore for several years. On January 23, 1973, the Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a notice to the appellants under section 127(1) of the Income Tax Act, proposing to transfer their case files from the Incom...

Satyanarayana Sinha Vs. M/S S. Lal and Company Pvt. Ltd. [1973] INSC 163 (10 September 1973)

Judgement Date : september/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

Headnote :

The first respondent submitted a writ petition to the High Court contesting the issuance of a mining lease to the appellant, claiming that it infringed upon his right to obtain a mining lease for an area he had applied for, which he believed overlapped with the area leased to the appellant. However,...

State of Assam & Ors Vs. Om Prakash Mohta & Ors [1972]310 (22 December 1972)

Judgement Date : december/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 310 SC

Headnote :

On April 29, 1942, a mining lease was granted by the Crown Representative to the father of the respondents for a duration of 20 years to operate the coal mines. The father passed away on May 18, 1961. On August 3, 1961, the respondents submitted an application for the renewal of the lease. However,...

M/S. Hindustan Steel Limited, Rourkela Vs. Smt. Kalyani Banerjee & Ors [1972]291 (4 December 1972)

Judgement Date : december/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 291 SC

Headnote :

The initial owner of an Estate granted a mining lease to Pran Chatterjee in 1919. Chatterjee transferred his interest to Mukherjee in 1937. The original petitioners, as heirs and successors of Mukherjee, issued a sub-lease to Rungta in 1951. In 1955, the Estate was transferred to the State of Bihar...

State of Madhya Pradesh & ANR Vs. Dadabhoy's New Chirimiri Ponri Hill Colliery Co. Pvt. Ltd. [1971] INSC 328 (29 November 1971)

Judgement Date : november/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 328 SC

Headnote :

In 1944, the ruler of the former Indian State of Korea granted D a mining lease for an area of 5.25 square miles. The lease stipulated that royalty rates would range from 5% to 25%, depending on the price of coal per ton extracted from the leased area. Specifically, the royalty was set at 4 annas pe...

D. N. Roy AND S. K. Bannerjee & Ors Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1970] INSC 208 (30 September 1970)

Judgement Date : september/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 208 SC

Headnote :

The respondent-State issued a mining lease to the appellant. The 5th respondent, whose application was denied, approached the Central Government under rule 54 of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, requesting (i) the annulment of the lease granted to the appellant, and (ii) the issuance of a lease f...

Bhagat Raja Vs. The Union of India & Ors [1967] INSC 76 (29 March 1967)

Judgement Date : march/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was among several candidates seeking a mining lease in Andhra Pradesh, but the State Government awarded it to \'respondent No. 3\'. Subsequently, the appellant submitted a revision application under section 30 of the Mines & Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, in conjuncti...

M/S. Nandram Hunatram, Calcutta Vs. Union of India & ANR [1966] INSC 90 (29 March 1966)

Judgement Date : march/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 90 SC

Headnote :

The appellant firm held a mining lease for a colliery with the stipulation that operations must continue without voluntary interruption and be conducted in a skilled and workmanlike manner. However, disputes arose among the partners, leading to a halt in colliery operations, unpaid wages for laborer...

Madhya Pradesh Industries Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors [1965] INSC 154 (16 August 1965)

Judgement Date : august/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 154 SC

Headnote :

In 1959, the appellant applied for a mining lease, and the then Government of Bombay issued an order granting the entire mining area to the appellant. However, in 1960, following the division of the State of Bombay into Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Government of Maharashtra, which governed the area...