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Mineral Area Development Authority & Anr. v. M/s Steel Authority of India & Anr. Etc.

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Hrishikesh Roy, Abhay S. Oka, B. V. Nagarathna, J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 25 July 2024

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Issue for Consideration The questions which arose for determination are as to what is the true nature of royalty determined u/s.9 r/w s.15(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957; whether royalty is in the nature of tax; what is the scope of Entry 50 List II Seventh Schedule; what is the ambit of the limitations imposable by Parliament in exercise of its legislative powers under Entry 54 List I; does s.9, or any other provision of the MMDR Act, contain any limitation with respect to the field in Entry 50 List II; whether the expression “subject to any limitations…

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