Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Mining Lease Dispute — Validity of Quarrying Operations Challenged. The court found that the demand for the price of minerals was compensatory, not penal, under Section 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957....
The dispute arose from the grant of 203 leases for quarrying granites in government land, which were challenged in public interest litigation. The Karnataka High Court quashed these grants, leading to...




