Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 267 · Decided 11 December 1986
Ambica Quarry Works & ANR. v. State of Gujarat & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 267 · [1987] 1 S.C.R. 562
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4250/1986
- Decided
- 11 December 1986
- Bench
- SABYASACHI MUKHERJI, K.N. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Gujarat Minor Mineral Rules, 1966: Rule 18-Renewal of lease- ~ Lease granted prior to coming into operation of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980-Renewal whether mcndatory. C Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980: Pre-existing mining leases- Renewal of-Whether could be daimed as a matter of right. J. D intention of Act. Expressiorr 'may' when not construed as ~ 'shall'. Constitution of India:· Article 141-Precedent-Ratio of a deci­ sion to be understood in the background of facts of the case. Sub-clause (b)(i) of rule 11! of Gujarat Minor Mineral Rules, 1%6, which were framed under
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