Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 237 · Decided 30 March 2011
Mineral Area Development Authority ETC. v. M/S. Steel Authority of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 237 · [2011] 4 S.C.R. 19
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4056/1999
- Decided
- 30 March 2011
- Bench
- S.H. KAPADIA, K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, SWATANTER KUMAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 2, 9, 15(3)
Headnote
Reference to larger Bench: Mines and minerals - Royalty- Nature of- Tax on lands and buildings and on mineral rights - Conflict between decision rendered by five judge Bench of Supreme Court and decision delivered by seven Judge Bench of Supreme Court A of law framed which need consideration by the D larger bench - Request for reference to the Bench of nine Judge - Matter directed to be placed on the administrative side before the Chief Justice for appropriate orders - Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1950- ss.2, 9, 15(3)
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