Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 173 · Decided 6 August 1976
State of Bihar & ANR. ETC. v. Khas Karanpura Collieries LTD. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 173 · [1977] 1 S.C.R. 157
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 705/1971
- Decided
- 6 August 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Mines & Minerals (Regulation & Development) Act, 1951-s. 30A Scope of. Prior to October 25, 1949, the proprietors' of big estates granted m1n1ng leases either without payment of royalty or at very low royaltY. In most cases the lessees granted sub.leases on similar terms. The Mines and any mining lease except in accordance with rules made under the Act. Rule 41 of the Mineral Concession Rules, 19491 which came into force on October 25, 1949, made it compulsory for every mining lease to include a condition regarding payment of royalty on the m.ineralB. The rule, however, did
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