https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284468 The Supreme Court of India stated that Parliament's declaration under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 did not divest the State Government of its proprietary interest in minerals within its territory. Reading sections 4 and 10 with rules 58, 59 and 60 of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, the Court noted that the State may entertain, grant, refuse, and keep land out of the pool of grantable areas by reserving it for a lawful purpose, including public sector exploitation. Applications for prospecting licences or mining leases over such reserved land are premature until the land is notified as available. On that construction, the refusals were consistent with the statutory scheme. en-us Tue, 24 Aug 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:33:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284468 The Supreme Court of India stated that Parliament's declaration under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 did not divest the State Government of its proprietary interest in minerals within its territory. Reading sections 4 and 10 with rules 58, 59 and 60 of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, the Court noted that the State may entertain, grant, refuse, and keep land out of the pool of grantable areas by reserving it for a lawful purpose, including public sector exploitation. Applications for prospecting licences or mining leases over such reserved land are premature until the land is notified as available. On that construction, the refusals were consistent with the statutory scheme. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Aug 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284468