https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172522 A mining lease governed by statutory rules could not include a premium unless the Mineral Concession Rules, 1949 expressly authorised it. Rule 41 referred to royalty, dead rent and surface rent, but did not permit recovery of premium, and any special lease conditions under rule 41(3) required prior Central Government approval, which had not been obtained. The State was therefore bound to act strictly within the statutory scheme. The premium collected was unlawful, and the excess amount retained had to be refunded after adjustment of compensation already received. en-us Thu, 09 Oct 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:25:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172522 A mining lease governed by statutory rules could not include a premium unless the Mineral Concession Rules, 1949 expressly authorised it. Rule 41 referred to royalty, dead rent and surface rent, but did not permit recovery of premium, and any special lease conditions under rule 41(3) required prior Central Government approval, which had not been obtained. The State was therefore bound to act strictly within the statutory scheme. The premium collected was unlawful, and the excess amount retained had to be refunded after adjustment of compensation already received. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Oct 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172522