Supreme Court of India
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and Another v. Emta Coal Limited
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What the Court ordered
In the result, the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana is unsustainable in law.
Judgment, page 26
From the headnote
Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 – s.11 – In Manohar Lal Sharma v. Principal Secretary and Others reported as [2014] 8 SCR 446, Supreme Court held that the allotment of Coal Blo cks between 1993 and 2011 was arbitrary and illegal – All su ch Coal Block allocations were quashed – Respondent-prior c ontractor if had the first right of refusal in the matter of len ding of Mining Lease, as held by High Court – On appeal, held: s.11 provide s that a successful bidder or allottee, as the case may be, in respect of Schedule I coal mines, may elect, to adopt and cont inue such contracts
Authorities it was built on
- 1994 Tata Cellular v. Union of India
- 2014 Manohar Lal Sharma v. The Principal Secretary & Ors.
- 2014 Manohar Lal Sharma v. The Principle Secretary & Ors.
- 2013 Rashmi Metaliks Ltd. & Anr. v. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority & Ors.
- 2019 Kerala State Beverages (m and M) Corporation Limited v. P.P. Suresh & Ors, Etc. Etc. & Ors.
- 1955 Jugalkishore Saraf v. Raw Cotton Co. Ltd.
Where later benches applied it
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