Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 447 · Decided 18 September 2001
Verigamto Naveen v. Government of Andhra Pradesh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 447 · [2001] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 112
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6656/1994
- Decided
- 18 September 2001
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957-Section Mineral Concession Rules, 1960-Rule 37 (as amended on 20.2.1991 )­ Mining sub-lease-.Grant of before 20.2.1991-Cancellation thereof challenged-Expiry of period of sub-lease during pendency of the case-Held, · ct1Se became for the period when mining work not done-High Court granted damages by extending leave period-Plea that provisions under Section and Rule having not complied with, sub-lease was void ab initio, hence not entitled for damages-Held, grant of sub-lease not void ab initio-However period of original
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