NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Public and private sector mining companies are staring at Rs 1.5 lakh crore arrears after the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed states to collect royalty and tax on mineral-bearing land retrospectively from April 1, 2005.Govt sources said the judgement’s impact on the sector and its investment prospects as well as policy issues will…
NEW DELHI: In a financial bonanza for mineral-rich states, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked public sector undertakings and private entities engaged in mining activities, as well as those using mineral produce as raw material, to pay arrears of royalty and tax on mineral-bearing land to states from 2005 in a staggered manner over the next…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally passed an order to move cases filed against Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his remarks on ‘Sanatana Dharma‘ out of the state, Live Law reported. It also exempted him from personally appearing before the courts in the case.“You can’t be in State of Tamil Nadu, you…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that mineral-rich states can collect royalties and taxes on minerals-bearing land from April 1, 2005, from the Central and mining companies.The top court’s decision allows these states to recover outstanding dues in a staggered manner over the next 12 years. However, states are prohibited from charging penalties…
NEW DELHI: In an important ruling, Supreme Court Tuesday held that the conventional idea ‘bail is the rule, jail is an exception’ should be applicable not only to IPC offences but also to others for which special statutes like Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act have been enacted if the conditions prescribed under that law are fulfilled.While…
Despite having three laws to protect the public against false claims and misleading ads of drugs, affidavits of various state governments in the Patanjali case in the Supreme Court showed that “in most cases penalties imposed are nil” and “action taken is poor”. The court order noted that “despite the statutes being in place, the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to a man accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), emphasising that the legal principle “bail is rule, jail is an exception” is applicable even to offences under special statues.The top court highlighted that denying bail in deserving cases would be a violation of fundamental…
NEW DELHI: A decade after Supreme Court cancelled illegal allotment of coal blocks, mostly by the UPA govt, Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought clarity from the apex court on its decision barring high courts from entertaining accused’s appeals against trial court decisions.Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati told a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud…
NEW DELHI: Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia said on Monday that the party was hopeful about the Supreme Court delivering justice to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. He further said that the leadership of the party has undergone “toughest times” amid central agencies crack-down.“We have full hope from…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government to persuade protesting farmers at the Shambhu border to remove tractors from road.The top court said highways are not parking space and noted that partial opening of road at Shambhu border needed for facilitating movement of ambulances, essential services and local commuters.It further…
