INDIAN CHARGE CHROME LTD. . vs UNION OF INDIA . — R.P.(C) No. 401/2003

Summary: Indian Charge Chrome Ltd. v. Union of India, R.P.(C) No. 401/2003 On April 1, 2005, the Supreme Court admitted review petitions challenging its December 17, 2002 judgment that had dismissed civil appeals and a transferred writ petition concerning chromite mining lease allocation in Orissa. The Court found two manifest errors: (1) non-consideration of petitioners' contention that a critical June 30, 2001 clarification letter lacked proper state government authority, thereby vitiating the Central Government's subsequent approval; and (2) failure to provide opportunity to address a Chief Minister's order dated January 14, 1999, which was not on record. The Court recalled the previous judgment and directed the civil appeals and transferred case be relisted for hearing. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.