Supreme Court of India

Mineral Area Development Authority Etc. v. M/s. Steel Authority of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 4 S.C.R. 19

Bench S.H. Kapadia, K.S. Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar JJ.

Decided 30 March 2011

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6 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the matter needs to be considered by the Bench of Nine Judges.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Reference to larger Bench: Mines and minerals - Royalty- Nature of- Tax on lands and buildings and on mineral rights - Conflict between decision rendered by five judge Bench of Supreme Court and decision delivered by seven Judge Bench of Supreme Court c - Questions of law framed which need consideration by the larger bench - Request for reference to the Bench of nine Judge - Matter directed to be placed on the administrative side before the Chief Justice for appropriate orders - Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1950- ss.2, 9, 15(3) - Constitution of India, 1950 - Seventh

Authorities it was built on

1958 M. P. V. Sundararamier & Co. v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Another cited by 58

Where later benches applied it

2024 Mineral Area Development Authority & Anr. v. M/s Steel Authority of India & Anr. Etc. referred to
2021 M/s. Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese Limited v. State of Kerala and Others referred to
2017 State of Uttarakhand & Ors. v. M/s. Kumaon Stone Crusher referred to
2013 Dalmia Cement (bharat) Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu & Another referred to
2013 State of Rajasthan and Others v. M/s. Basant Agrotech (india) Ltd. referred to
2012 Sugar Mills Association & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to

Of those, 6 referred to

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