https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190964 Sand, gravel, boulders and bajri deposited by river action on land were treated as minor minerals under the governing mining regime, so extraction could proceed only under a State-granted lease or permit. The U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1951 vested erstwhile zamindari rights in estates and sub-soil, including mines and minerals, in the State, and the Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1963 regulated working of such deposits. The landowner could not claim an unrestricted right to appropriate the deposits or restrain State auction of the mining right. Any interference with surface user was addressed through the compensation mechanism under Rule 67. en-us Wed, 24 Mar 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:10:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190964 Sand, gravel, boulders and bajri deposited by river action on land were treated as minor minerals under the governing mining regime, so extraction could proceed only under a State-granted lease or permit. The U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1951 vested erstwhile zamindari rights in estates and sub-soil, including mines and minerals, in the State, and the Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1963 regulated working of such deposits. The landowner could not claim an unrestricted right to appropriate the deposits or restrain State auction of the mining right. Any interference with surface user was addressed through the compensation mechanism under Rule 67. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Mar 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190964