Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 382 · Decided 8 August 2000
The Quarry Owners Association ETC. v. The State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 382 · [2000] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 211
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5089/1997
- Decided
- 8 August 2000
- Bench
- AJAY PRAKASH MISRA, N. SANTOSH HEGDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, I957 : Sections I 5(1 ), I 5(1-A) and I 3(1 ), (2)-Rate of royalty over minor minerals increased beyond maximum percentage prescribed in Schedule 11. Item 54-High Court upheld impugned notifications of State Government-On appeal held, State I 5( I-A) illustrates the general power of the State Government to make rules-Ample guidelines are available in various provisions of the Act, Preamble and Statement of Objects and Reasons­ Fixution of royalty is an inherent part of mineral development and State has to consider various
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