Supreme Court of India

M/s. Som Datt Builders Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 15 S.C.R. 772
Bench Tarun Chatterjee and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 9 November 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the royalty is payable on excavation of any minor minerals.

Judgment, page 16

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