Supreme Court of India

V.P. Pithupitchai and Anr. v. The Special Secretary to the Govt. of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2003] 3 S.C.R. 1045
Bench Ruma Pal and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 30 April 2003

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Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957-Section J(a), J(e)-Seashell-Whether a lime shell and as such a mineral within the meaning of the Act-Held, such issue is to be determined with extensive research by_ technically competent person-In absence thereof it cannot be said that seashell is lime shell and hence a mineral within the meaning of the Act­ Second Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, Entries 28 and 14. Words and Phrases: 'Minera/'-Meaning of Appellants collected seashells from lands along the seashore and traded in them. State

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