Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 986 · Decided 11 December 2006
M/S Indian Charge Chrome LTD. and ANR. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 986 · [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 640
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8501/2002
- Decided
- 11 December 2006
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, C.K. THAKKER, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957; sections C 11(5) & 17A (2)-Minera/ Concession Rules, 1960 ; Rule 59- Recommendation by State to Central Government for approval to grant mining lease to a State Corporation under the Act-Correctness of-Held, State has power under the exercising its statutory power-On facts, the recommendation is neither mala fide nor a colourable exercise of power and hence, valid D Grant of mining lease out-ofturn by State to a private company in preference to claimants steel companies-Correctness of-Held, on facts, State has not
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