https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185169 Parliament had competence under Entry 54 of List I to enact the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Amendment Act, 1976 because it formed part of a broader scheme for regulation, conservation, scientific development and controlled reallocation of mining rights in the public interest, and was not a colourable exercise of power. Composite coal-and-fireclay mines were not clearly covered by the definition of coal mine, but the amended prohibitions on coal mining still operated, so fireclay working could not continue where it depended on coal extraction. The measure was treated as extinguishment of lease rights within the nationalisation scheme, not an acquisition, and was protected by Article 31A(1)(e), so challenges under Articles 14, 19 and 31 failed. en-us Wed, 07 May 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:16:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185169 Parliament had competence under Entry 54 of List I to enact the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Amendment Act, 1976 because it formed part of a broader scheme for regulation, conservation, scientific development and controlled reallocation of mining rights in the public interest, and was not a colourable exercise of power. Composite coal-and-fireclay mines were not clearly covered by the definition of coal mine, but the amended prohibitions on coal mining still operated, so fireclay working could not continue where it depended on coal extraction. The measure was treated as extinguishment of lease rights within the nationalisation scheme, not an acquisition, and was protected by Article 31A(1)(e), so challenges under Articles 14, 19 and 31 failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 May 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185169