Supreme Court of India
M/s. HINDUSTAN STEEL LIMITED, ROURKELA v. SMT. KALYANI BANERJEE AND OTHERS
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Before parting with the case, however, we ought to make it clear that this judgment is not to be taken as a determination of the question of title of the petitioners.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
The original proprietor of an Estate granted a mining lease to one Pran Chatterjee in 1919. Chatterjee assigned his interest to one Mukherjee in 1937. The original petitioners before the High Court as heirs and successors of Mukherjee granted a sub-lease to one Rungta in, 1951. In 1955 the Estate vested in the State of Bihar under Lands Reforms Act 1952. In- 1959, the Controller of Mining Leases in exercise of the powers under Rule 6 of the Mining Lease (Modification of Terms) Rules 1956 passed an order making lease of 1919 terminable on 20th September 1961.
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