https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184915 In Malabar, holders of jenmom lands and ryotwari pattas were recognised as having proprietary rights over the subsoil and minerals beneath their lands. The Court distinguished authorities relating to inam and estate lands and held them inapplicable to the ryotwari pattadar's claim. It treated Board Standing Order No. 10 as reflecting only a limited sovereign claim to a share in mineral produce, not State ownership of the minerals. It further stated that the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 regulates mining operations but does not itself vest mineral ownership in the State, and that any such vesting must be expressly provided by law. en-us Mon, 08 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184915 In Malabar, holders of jenmom lands and ryotwari pattas were recognised as having proprietary rights over the subsoil and minerals beneath their lands. The Court distinguished authorities relating to inam and estate lands and held them inapplicable to the ryotwari pattadar's claim. It treated Board Standing Order No. 10 as reflecting only a limited sovereign claim to a share in mineral produce, not State ownership of the minerals. It further stated that the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 regulates mining operations but does not itself vest mineral ownership in the State, and that any such vesting must be expressly provided by law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 08 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184915