Supreme Court of India
Union of India v. Karam Chand Thapar and Brs. (coal Sales) Ltd. and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
Before parting we make it clear that the appellant or the State of Bihar, C as the case may be, is free to recover arrears of royalty by adopting such other method as may be available under the law.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974: Section 9-Stowing assistance-Obligation of Central Government to provide-Coal company had contractual obligation to pay royalty to Central Government for extracting sand for stowing operation-But the Coal company fell into arrears-Therefore, Central Government sought to recover the arrears of royalty by set-off against stowing assistance-Validity of-Held: It is not permissible for Central Government to set-off outstanding royalty against stowing assistance-Coal Mines (Conservation and Safety) Rules, 1954, R.49. Code of Civil Procedure,
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Where later benches applied it
- 2022 Loop Telecom and Trading Limited v. Union of India and Anr.
- 2013 Jitendra Kumar Khan and Others v. The Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited and Others
Of those, 2 referred to
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