Supreme Court of India

Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd. and Ors. v. State of Orissa and Anr.

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Reported as [2012] 5 S.C.R. 16
Bench Altamas Kabir and Surinder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 14 March 2012

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we allow the appeal and set aside the judgment and order of the High Court of Orissa and also the decision of the State Government dated 9th February, 2006, rejecting the Appellant's claim for grant of mining lease.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Mines and Minerals - Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 - Rule 59 - Proposed integrated steel plant - Application for grant of lease for mining of iron ore for use in the plant - Hejection of, by the State Government - Validity - Appellant­ company with the intention of setting up an integrated steel plant, entered into discussions with respondent-State Government and inter alia applied for grant of lease for mining of iron ore for use in the proposed plant - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 15th May, 2002 entered into between the parties wherein respondent· State Government agreed to

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