Supreme Court of India

Manohar Lal Sharma v. The Principle Secretary & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 12 S.C.R. 110

Bench R.M. Lodha, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph JJ.

Decided 24 September 2014

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From the headnote

Coal - Allotment of coal blocks - Cancellation of - Allotment of coal blocks made by Screening Committee of the Government of India and Government Dispensation route held arbitrary and illegal - Consequences of such cancellation - Affidavit by Union of India to the effect that coal is actually mined from 40 coal blocks listed in Annexure I to the affidavit and 6 coal blocks listed in Annexure II are ready for extraction - Issue whether the allotment of these coal blocks to be cancelled or not - Held: Process of allotment cannot be reopened collaterally through the appointment of a committee,

Authorities it was built on

2000 Gadnis Bhawani Shankar v. Faleiro Eduardo Martinho cited by 39
2002 Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra and Anr. cited by 26
1982 National Textile Workers' Union Etc. v. P.R. Ramkrishnan and Others cited by 9
2002 Onkar Lal Bajaj Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Anr. Etc. Etc. cited by 7
1988 Sheela Barse v. Union of India & Ors. cited by 4
1984 Chingleput Bottlers v. Majestic Bottling Company cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2024 M/s Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Limited and Another v. Central Bureau of Investigation referred to
2023 Gmr Warora Energy Limited v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (cerc) & Ors. referred to
2023 Haryana Power Purchase Centre v. Sasan Power Ltd. & Ors referred to
2022 B.L.A. Industries Private Limited v. Union of India and Another referred to
2021 Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and Another v. Emta Coal Limited referred to

Of those, 5 referred to

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