https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175836 On the death of a mining lessee, the lease did not automatically continue in favour of the legal heirs under the then-applicable rules; any entitlement, if available, required a fresh application under the statutory scheme, and a later rule could not revive or validate the claim retrospectively. A belated challenge was also barred by unexplained delay and laches, particularly because third-party rights had already been created pursuant to governmental action and court directions. The earlier proceeding had abated for want of substitution, so the heirs could not rely on it to claim renewal, continuation, or the remaining lease period as of course. en-us Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:54:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175836 On the death of a mining lessee, the lease did not automatically continue in favour of the legal heirs under the then-applicable rules; any entitlement, if available, required a fresh application under the statutory scheme, and a later rule could not revive or validate the claim retrospectively. A belated challenge was also barred by unexplained delay and laches, particularly because third-party rights had already been created pursuant to governmental action and court directions. The earlier proceeding had abated for want of substitution, so the heirs could not rely on it to claim renewal, continuation, or the remaining lease period as of course. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175836