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State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Gotan Lime Stone Khanji Udyog Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.

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Reported as [2016] 1 S.C.R. 216
Bench Anil R. Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel JJ.
Decided 20 January 2016

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the view taken by the High Court cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986 - r.15 - Mining rights - Transfer of - Partnership firm holding mining rights - The firm, after converting itself from a partnership firm into a private limited company, sought transfer of mining rights to the company - Mining rights transferred by the State - Thereafter the company, without permission of the State, transferred its entire shareholding for share price to another company and itself became its subsidiary company - Propriety of transfer - Held: Mining rights belong to State and not to lessee and are regulated consistent with the

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