Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 205 · Decided 28 August 1969
Baijnath Kedia v. State of Bihar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 205 · [1970] 2 S.C.R. 100
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 685/1967
- Decided
- 28 August 1969
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.M. SHELAT, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA, K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
ConsrUution of India, 1950, Seventh Schedule List I, Entry 54, List // Entry 23-Governmenr of India Act, 1935, Seventh Schedule, List I Entry 36, List JI Entry 23-Power to legislate as to mines and minerals-State's power is subject to Centre's power-Bihar Legislature had no jurisdiction to enact already covered by s. 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act 61 of 1951-Rule 20(2) of Bihar Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 1964 invalid for Jack of legislative support. Entry 54 of the Union List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitu­ tion confers power for the
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