Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 157 · Decided 10 March 2004
Union of India v. Karam Chand Thapar and BRS. (Coal Sales) LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 157 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 997
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2509/1997
- Decided
- 10 March 2004
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, ASHOK BHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 8; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974: A B Section 9-Stowing assistance-Obligation of Central Government to C provide-Coal company had contractual obligation to pay royalty to Central Government for extracting sand for stowing operation-But the Coal company fell into against stowing assistance-Validity of-Held: It is not permissible for Central Government to set-off outstanding royalty against D stowing assistance-Coal Mines (Conservation and Safety) Rules, 1954, R.49. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Order 8 Rule 6. I Set-off-Claim for-Writ petition to
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