Supreme Court · 1960 INSC 211 · Decided 21 November 1960
The Hingir-Rampur Coal CO., LTD. and Others v. The State of Orissa and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1960 INSC 211 · [1961] 2 S.C.R. 537
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 87/1959
- Decided
- 21 November 1960
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A.K. SARKAR, K. SUBBA RAO, K.N. WANCHOO, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 372
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 537 THE HINGIR"RAMPUR COAL CO., LTD. AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF ORISSA AND OTHERS (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A. K. SARKAR, K. SUBBA RAO, K. N. WANCHOO and J. R. MuDHOLKAR, JJ.) Mining Areas, Development of--Enactment by State Legisla­ ture authorising constitution of Art. 372, Seventh Schedule, List II, Entry 23, 66, List I, Entries 52, 54, 84- Adaptation of Laws Order, z950, els. z6, 2I. The petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of the Orissa Mining Areas Development Fund Act, 1952, which by s. 3 empowered the State Government to constitute
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