Supreme Court of India

Sone Valley Portland Cement Co. Ltd. v. The General Mining Syndicate Pvt. Ltd.

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Reported as [1977] 1 S.C.R. 359
Bench H. R. Khanna, R. S. Sarkaria and Jaswant Singh JJ.
Decided 24 August 1976

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Bi/tar Lund Reforms Act, 1950-ss. 4(a) alnd IO-Lessee of mines-:-lf a tenure-holder or intermediary under the Act. lntuprl'tation-Amendment of a section-If could be used to interprtt an earlier provision in the Act. The proprietor of large tracts of land leased blocks of land to the lessees at a stipulated rate of royalty and rent. The lessees sub-leased the land to the appellant who undertook to pay the less'ees the same royalty and rent payable by them to the proprietor. They also agreed to pay an additional royalty to the head-lessee. The sub-lease gave an option to th'<! appellant to•

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