https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279124 Fresh mining leases were required after expiry of the earlier leases, and second renewals could not be substituted for a direction to start afresh. The text also explains that there is no absolute constitutional rule requiring auction or competitive bidding for every natural resource allocation, although those methods may be preferable in appropriate cases. On the facts described, the second renewals were invalid because they were granted hastily despite statutory violations, environmental damage, and a lack of proper application of mind. Fresh environmental clearances were also required before operations could resume, so the abeyance-lifting orders could not stand. en-us Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:47:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279124 Fresh mining leases were required after expiry of the earlier leases, and second renewals could not be substituted for a direction to start afresh. The text also explains that there is no absolute constitutional rule requiring auction or competitive bidding for every natural resource allocation, although those methods may be preferable in appropriate cases. On the facts described, the second renewals were invalid because they were granted hastily despite statutory violations, environmental damage, and a lack of proper application of mind. Fresh environmental clearances were also required before operations could resume, so the abeyance-lifting orders could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279124