Section 21 in The Mines And Minerals (Development And Regulation) Act, 1957
21. Penalties. - [(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section ... authority, any mineral from any land, the State Government may recover from such person the mineral so raised, or where such mineral has already been
nothing in this sub-section shall apply to any mining lease (whether called mining lease, mining concession or by any other name) in force immediately ... mineral specified in the First Schedule in any area within that State which is not already held under any mineral concession, prospecting license or mining
quarrying or mining lease; (j) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which, a quarry lease, mining lease or other mineral concession ... passage for water for mining purposes on any land comprised in a quarry or mining lease or other mineral concession; (l) the form of registers
Section 22 in The Mines And Minerals (Development And Regulation) Act, 1957
22. Cognizance of offenses. - No Court shall take cognizance of any offense punishable
being in force regulating the grant of new mining leases. 10. Subsisting leases of mines and minerals.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where ... lands appurtenant to mines.
- Where by virtue of Section 9 or Section 10, any lease of mines and minerals comprised in an estate or tenure
nothing in this sub-section shall
apply to any mining lease (whether called mining lease,
mining concession or by any other name) in force
immediately ... Mines Act, 1952 is of wide import. In the
village in question there may exist one mine for extracting one mineral at
one point
define:
“minerals”, “mining lease”, “mining operations”, “minor minerals”,
“prescribed”, “prospecting licence”, and “prospecting operations”[1],
respectively.
16. Section 4 mandates that prospecting or mining operations ... undertaking prospecting and mining operations, the procedure for obtaining
prospecting licences or mining leases in respect of lands in which the
minerals vest
case where the undertaking is engaged in mining operations, exhaustion of the minerals in the area in which operations are carried on, hall ... mining operations "shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (a) and (d ) of section 3 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation
means the removal of minerals or mineral products from the leased area and includes the consumption of minerals and mineral products (aaa) "exploration licence" means ... clause (i); (ad) “minerals” includes all minerals except mineral oils; (ae) “mineral concession” means either a reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence, mining lease, exploration licence
Section 5 in The Mines And Minerals (Development And Regulation) Act, 1957
5. Restrictions on the grant of mineral concession.
[(1) A State Government shall ... respect of any mineral specified in Part A and Part B of the First Schedule, no mineral concession, prospecting licence or mining lease shall
