https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172343 In a notified mining area, Section 11(4) of the MMDR Act and Rules 59 and 60 require only applications made pursuant to the notification to be considered, and a premature pre-notification application cannot be revived. The statutory scheme also bars reliance on extraneous factors such as past commitments, existing industrial investments, captive-consumption claims, or equity to justify preference in grant of a mining lease. Rule 35 does not displace the notified-area procedure. The State recommendation and consequential approvals were therefore inconsistent with the Act and Rules, while the Division Bench approach was unsustainable. Fresh consideration had to proceed strictly in accordance with law. en-us Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172343 In a notified mining area, Section 11(4) of the MMDR Act and Rules 59 and 60 require only applications made pursuant to the notification to be considered, and a premature pre-notification application cannot be revived. The statutory scheme also bars reliance on extraneous factors such as past commitments, existing industrial investments, captive-consumption claims, or equity to justify preference in grant of a mining lease. Rule 35 does not displace the notified-area procedure. The State recommendation and consequential approvals were therefore inconsistent with the Act and Rules, while the Division Bench approach was unsustainable. Fresh consideration had to proceed strictly in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172343