Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat & Ors. v. Nirmalaben S. Mehta & Anr. Etc.

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Reported as [2016] 4 S.C.R. 140
Bench V. Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra JJ.
Decided 13 July 2016

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we accept the legal F submissions made by the learned senior counsel on behalf of the appellant­ State as the same are well founded and based on law laid down by this Court in the case referred to supra.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation Act, 1957 - s. 9(3) - Schedule Part I - Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 - Lessor entered into lease agreement for 20 years with the State for mining lease for.bauxite in respect of certain lands - liy Notification State reserved the mining areas for public sector, however, 14 years later de-reserved the said areas - Thereafter, the State sought permission fro/i, Central Government to impose certain conditions upon the mining of bauxite to protect the interest of the State - Grant of permission by Central Government for de-reservation of the areas

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