Supreme Court of India

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and Another v. Emta Coal Limited

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Reported as [2021] 11 S.C.R. 772
Bench L. Nageswara Rao, B. R. Gavai and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 21 September 2021

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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

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