Supreme Court of India

State of Tamil Nadu and Anr. v. P. Krishnamurthy and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 3 S.C.R. 396

Bench R.V. Ra Veendran and Arun Kumar JJ.

Decided 24 March 2006

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated in sub-section (I) or (2) of section 4A and in the manner provided in sub-section (3) of section 4A. There is no doubt that the Legislature can make a provision in the Statute itself for termination of the mining leases without observance or principles of natural justice.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957--Sections 15, 4A-Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules 1959-Rule 38A. Mining-Natural Justice-Premature Termination of Mining Leases/ Permissions-State Government making Rule providing for exclusive vesting of right to exploit sand in itself and terminating permaturely all existing mining /eases/permissions-Whether lease/permission holders are entitled to protection of section 4A (3) requiring giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to lease holders--Held, yes-However, lease agreement provided for termination simplicitor by

Authorities it was built on

1987 Union of India & Anr. v. Cynamide India Lid. & Anr. cited by 45
1981 Rameshchandra Kachardas Porwal & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Etc. cited by 6

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