https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189946 The Andhra Pradesh HC stated that the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and the Mineral Concession Rules do not confer any unilateral power on the State Government to suspend mining operations or stop transportation of already mined mineral, because restriction or premature termination must follow the statutory scheme under the Act. It also held that adverse action curtailing statutory mining rights must comply with natural justice: affected lessees were entitled to notice and a fair hearing, and an ex parte report could not justify the suspension. The suspension order was therefore set aside as unsustainable. en-us Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:20:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189946 The Andhra Pradesh HC stated that the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and the Mineral Concession Rules do not confer any unilateral power on the State Government to suspend mining operations or stop transportation of already mined mineral, because restriction or premature termination must follow the statutory scheme under the Act. It also held that adverse action curtailing statutory mining rights must comply with natural justice: affected lessees were entitled to notice and a fair hearing, and an ex parte report could not justify the suspension. The suspension order was therefore set aside as unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189946