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Union of India and ors. Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and anr.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 1996(2)ALT929; [1996]103STC34(AP)

..... the gujarat high court dealt with the provisions of the oilfields (regulation and development) act, 1948. ..... supreme court has pointed out : 'although article 131 does not define the scope of the disputes which this court may be called upon to determine in the same way as section 204 of the government of india act, and we do not find it necessary to do so, this much is certain that the legal right which is the subject of dispute must arise in the context of the constitution ..... evidence of a witness examined before a committing magistrate would not be admissible in evidence except under section 145 or under section 155 of the evidence act for the purposes of the witness being examined as to his previous statement and relevant matters in question or with the intention to contradict him with the statement made by him in previous depositions or generally in order to impeach the credibility of the witness; or under section 157 for the purpose of corroborating the ..... he has contended that explanation (iii) to the definition of 'dealer' in section 2(e) of the act and explanation (viii) to the definition of 'sale' in section 2(n) of the act conflict with the definition of 'business' in section 2(bbb) of the act and go beyond definition to create liability upon the central government or the state government which, whether or not in the course of business buys, sells, supplies or distributes goods directly or otherwise for cash or for deferred payment or for .....

M/S. Muddureshwara Mining Industries Vs. P.G.R. ScIndia and Others

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : AIR1993Kant346; ILR1993KAR1967; 1993(3)KarLJ108

..... of public interest litigation as they felt that the royalty paid to state was extremely low and therefore, notifications issued under section 6a(4), oilfields (regulation and development) act, be quashed as illegal, invalid and unconstitutional. ..... for the disposal of these appeals, briefly stated, are as under :in exercise of the powers vested under section 15 of the mines and mineral (regulation and development) act, 1957, (hereinafter referred to as the act) the government of karnataka made the rules known as 'karnataka minor mineral concession rules, 1969' (hereinafter referred to as the rules) ..... representatives who are thus obviously most competent to commence the litigation.in contrast, the strict rule of locus slander applicable to private litigation is relaxed and abroad rule is evolved which gives the right of locus standi to any member of the public acting bona fide and having sufficient interest in instituting an action for redressal of public wrong or public injury, but who is not a mere busy or a meddlesome ..... observance of the provisions of the constitution or the law which can be best achieved to advance the cause of community or disadvantaged groups and individuals or public interest by permitting any person, having no personal gain or private motivation or any other oblique consideration but acting bona fide and having sufficient interest in maintaining an action for judicial redress for public injury to put the judicial machinery in motion like actio popular is .....

Sukhdev Singh, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Life Insurance Corporat ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1975SC1331; [1975(30)FLR283]; 1975LabIC881; (1975)ILLJ399SC; (1975)1SCC421; [1975]3SCR619

..... . the oil-fields (regulation and development) act, 1948 defines 'oilfield' as any area where any operation for the purpose of obtaining natural gas and petroleum, crude oil, refined oil, partially refined oil and any of the products of petroleum in a liquid or solid state, is to be ..... list i of the seventh schedule speaks of regulation and development of oilfields and mineral oil resources; petroleum and petroleum products; other liquids and substances declared by parliament by law to be ..... also clear if one looks at the oil fields (regulation & development) act, 1948. ..... first, whether an order for removal from service contrary to regulations framed under the oil and natural gas commission act, 1959; the industrial finance corporation act, 1948; and the life insurance corporation act, 1956 would enable the employees to a declaration against the statutory corporation of continuance in service or would only give rise ..... of the 1948 act enacts that the central government may make rules in consultation with the development bank not inconsistent with the provisions of this act and to give effect to the provisions of the act and where there is any inconsistency with rules and regulations the rules ..... 1948 act enacts that the board may with the previous approval of the development bank make regulations not inconsistent with the act and the rules made thereunder to provide for all matters for which provision is necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this act. .....

Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. Vs. Reliance Industries Ltd.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2007(Supp.)Bom.C.R.925

..... of control of natural resources is governed by a combined reading of the oil fields (regulation and development) act, 1948; the petroleum and natural gas rules, 1959; and maritime zones act.89. ..... waters continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones act, 1976, the oilfields (regulation & development) act, 1948 and the petroleum and natural gas rules, 1959, all emphasise the importance and duty of the goi to conserve and develop mineral oils, including natural gas ..... oil fields (regulation & development) act, 1948 and the petroleum and natural gas rules, 1959, make provisions, inter alia, for the regulation of petroleum operation and grant of licence and leases for exploration, development and production of petroleum ..... consequently, article 21.1 and article 21.3 should be read in consonance with the gas utilization policy and the latter is neither inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution, nor the oil field regulation act, 1948, petroleum and natural gas rules 1959 and the articles of the production sharing contract ..... that psc is subject to the constitution of india, the oil fields act, 1948, the petroleum and natural gas rules, 1959, the territorial waters, the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones act, 1976 and also the gas utilization policy.vi) article 27(1) deals with title to petroleum under the contract areas as well as natural gas produced and saved from the contract area vests with the government unless such title .....

Baijnath Kadio Vs. State of Bihar and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1970SC1436; 1971(0)BLJR798; (1969)3SCC838; [1970]2SCR100

..... in 1948 the legislative assembly enacted the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948 (act 53 of 1948). ..... i-union list-reads :regulation of mines and mineral development to the extent to which such regulation and development under the control of the union is declared by parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest.entry 23 of list ii-state list-reads :regulation of mines and mineral development subject to the provisions of list i with respect to regulation and development under the control of the union.the difference between the entries of the government of india act, 1935 and the present constitution lies in the removal of oilfields from the entries and the declaration now ..... it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the central government should take under its control the regulation of mines and oilfields and the development of minerals to the extent herein after provided.section 3 of the act of 1948 contained definitions. ..... it contained the following declaration in section 2 :it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the union should take under the control the regulation of mines and the development of minerals to the extent hereinafter provided.by definition minerals excluded mineral oils because the act of 1948 exclusively dealt with oil. ..... it was an act to provide for the regulation of mines and oilfields and for the development of minerals. .....

Mineral Area Development Authority Etc. Vs. M/s Steel Authority Of Ind ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... dispute. it was urged that the field covered by the impugned act was already covered by the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948, (53 of 1948) and in view of the declaration made by section 2 of the act, the impugned act was ultra ..... list. that the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948, ( mmrd act, 1948 ) had a declaration under section 2 to the same effect as the declaration under section 2 of the mmdr act, ..... 27 part d (regulation and development) act 1948 in pursuance of the subject contained in entry 36 of the federal legislative list.26. ..... regulation of mines and oilfields and mineral development subject to the provisions of list i with respect to regulation and development under federal control.44. ..... 2. declaration as to expediency of control by central government:- it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the central government should take under its control the regulation of mines and oilfields and the development of minerals to the extent hereinafter provided. ..... regulation of mines and oilfields and mineral development to which such regulation and development under a federal control is declared by federal law to be expedient in the public interest. ..... the union of india has filed an affidavit stating that the issues in this reference do not involve the interpretation of entry 53 of list i of the seventh schedule which pertains to oilfields, mineral oil resources, petroleum and petroleum products. .....

Laxmi Narayan Agarwalla and ors. Etc. Vs. State of Orissa and ors. Etc ...

Court : Orissa

Reported in : AIR1983Ori210

..... in 1948, the legislative assembly enacted the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948. ..... minerals (regulation and development) act of 1948 passed by the central legislature. ..... the petitioners hold mining leases granted by the state of orissa under the provisions of the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act of 1987 (central act 67 of 1957) (hereinafter called 'the central act of 1957') read with the mineral concession rules, 1960 and are carrying on mining operations.4. mr. ..... legislative list ii of the 7th schedule entry 36: regulation of mines and oil fields and mineral development to which such regulation and development under a federal control is declared by federal law to be expedient in the public interest entry 23: regulation of mines and oil fields and mineral development subject to the provisions of list i with respect to regulation and development under federal control.the entries have been kept intact in the constitution and are as follows:--entry 54--list-i-'regulation of mines and minerals development to the extent to which such regulation and development under the control of the union is declared ..... the said act made provisions for regulation of mines and oilfields and for development of mines. ..... 'the only difference between the entries of the 1935 act and, the constitution is in the deletion of 'oilfields' from the entries and that the declaration must be made by parliament. .....

Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd. Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948 (for short, 1948 act) was enacted to provide for the regulation of mines and oilfields and for the development of the minerals under entry 36 of the government of india act, 1935. ..... one of the grounds canvassed was that the said legislation was bad in law for being in conflict with the previous mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948, which was also a central act. ..... mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948 44. ..... they also knew that under the corresponding entry 36 in the federal legislative list, the 1948 act had been enacted and was on the statute book and that the 1948 act conferred wide rule-making power upon the central government to regulate the grant of mining leases and for the conservation and development of minerals. ..... inter-alia, the contention raised on behalf of the petitioners was that even if the cess imposed thereunder was a fee relatable to entries 23 and/or 66 of list ii, the same would be ultra vires entry 54 of list i in light of declaration made in section 2 of the 1948 act which read, it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the central government should take under its control the regulation of mines and oilfields and the development of minerals to the extent hereinafter provided and other provisions.79. .....

Shivji Nathubhai Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : AIR1959P& H510

..... thereafter the mineral concession rules were issued by the ministry of steel, mines and fuel of the government of india in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948. ..... i have already referred to the object for which the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948, was passed. ..... section 2 of the act declared that it was 'expedient in the public interest that the central government should take under its control the regulation of mines and oilfields and the development of minerals to the extent hereinafter provided'.under section 4 leases were to be granted in accordance with the provisions of the act and the rules made thereunder. ..... the object of the act was to provide for the regulation of mines and oilfields and for the development of the minerals 'in the public interest'. ..... it is this order of the central government clawed 28-1-1954 which was challenged in the present proceedings on the ground that it was not passed in accordance with the mineral concession rules and because it violated the principles of natural justice; the order had acted to the detriment of the appellant, and the rules under which it purported to have been passed imposed unreasonable restrictions on the appellant's fundamental rights.it is pointed out that there was an error apparent on the ..... the object of the act was to regulate the mines snd oilfields and develop the minerals of the country.14. .....

State of West Bengal Vs. Union of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1963SC1241; [1964]1SCR371

..... subject to legislation by the state, save in so far as parliament by law otherwise provides (entry 32), industries, the control of which by the union is declared by parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest (entry 52), regulation and development of oilfields and mineral oil resources, petroleum and petroleum products, other liquids and substances declared by parliament by law to be dangerously inflammable (entry 53), regulation of mines and mineral development (entry 54), regulation and development of inter-state rivers and river-valleys (entry 56), ancient and historical monuments and records and archaeological sites and remains declared to be of national importance (entry 67). ..... 2 of the act it was declared that it was expedient in the public interest that the central government should take under its control the regulation of mines and oilfields and development of minerals to the extent specified in the act. ..... in exercise of powers under entry 36 of the government of india act, 1935 which corresponds with entry 52 of the constitution the central legislature enacted the minerals & mining (regulation & development) act, 1948, (liii of 1948). by s. ..... the act deals with all minerals except oil, and enacts certain amendments in act liii of 1948. ..... 2 a declaration in terms similar to the declaration in act liii of 1948 was made. .....