Supreme Court of India

The Director of Mines and Geology v. M/s. Bmm Ispat Ltd.

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Bench Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 4 June 2026

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, at the outset the respondent’s contention of non-applicability of Section 9 of the Act has to be negated.

Judgment, page 23

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