https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168390 Section 9(3) of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 was upheld as a valid delegation within Parliament's competence under Entry 54 of List I. The Court held that the royalty framework was controlled by the statute, with base rates fixed in the Second Schedule, revision confined to the prescribed interval, and notification-making subject to parliamentary laying, so there was no excessive delegation. The 1 August 1991 notification enhancing coal royalty was also upheld as within Section 9(3), being connected to mineral development and a uniform royalty structure, and not shown to be colourable, arbitrary, or confiscatory. en-us Wed, 01 Feb 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168390 Section 9(3) of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 was upheld as a valid delegation within Parliament's competence under Entry 54 of List I. The Court held that the royalty framework was controlled by the statute, with base rates fixed in the Second Schedule, revision confined to the prescribed interval, and notification-making subject to parliamentary laying, so there was no excessive delegation. The 1 August 1991 notification enhancing coal royalty was also upheld as within Section 9(3), being connected to mineral development and a uniform royalty structure, and not shown to be colourable, arbitrary, or confiscatory. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Feb 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168390