https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183774 A renewal application filed by the transferor before transfer of the mining lease could be treated as continuing for the transferee where the lease had only a short unexpired term and a fresh filing within the prescribed period was impracticable. The State Government could also relax the procedural requirement in deserving cases in the interest of mineral development, and a mistaken recital of the wrong rule did not invalidate that exercise of power. No mala fides were established, and the corporate personality objection failed because the transfer and renewal documents reflected continuation of the same commercial venture. The renewal order was therefore sustained. en-us Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183774 A renewal application filed by the transferor before transfer of the mining lease could be treated as continuing for the transferee where the lease had only a short unexpired term and a fresh filing within the prescribed period was impracticable. The State Government could also relax the procedural requirement in deserving cases in the interest of mineral development, and a mistaken recital of the wrong rule did not invalidate that exercise of power. No mala fides were established, and the corporate personality objection failed because the transfer and renewal documents reflected continuation of the same commercial venture. The renewal order was therefore sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183774