Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 343 · Decided 10 May 2013
Geomin Minerals & Marketing (P) LTD. v. State of Orissa and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 343 · [2013] 8 S.C.R. 914
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4561/2013
- Decided
- 10 May 2013
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, C 1957 - ss. 5(1) proviso, 11(5), 4(3), 63A - Grant of mineral concession - Recommendation for - By State Government - To Central Government - Recommendation challenged - High Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction, set aside the case on merits - Held: High o Court committed grave error of law in deciding the case on merits and deciding the question of legality of recommendation - The petition was pre-mature - The Court should have left the matter to Central Government - Matter remitted to Central Government to
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