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PETITIONER: SHIVJI NATHUBHAI
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 19/01/1960
BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ) GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. GUPTA, K.C. DAS SHAH, J.C.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 606 1960 SCR (2) 775 CITATOR INFO : RF 1961 SC1361 (8) R 1961 SC1669 (6,34) R 1962 SC1110 (8) D 1962 SC1513 (7) RF 1964 SC1140 (13) R 1964 SC1643 (4,7) R 1965 SC1595 (16) RF 1966 SC 671 (5) RF 1967 SC1507 (6) R 1967 SC1606 (8) APL 1970 SC1896 (18) R 1973 SC 678 (14) R 1974 SC 87 (11) D 1987 SC1802 (29) RF 1991 SC 818 (37)
ACT: Mining Lease-Grant by the State Government-Cancellation in review by the Central Government-Such cancellation if a quasi-judicial act-Mineral Concession Rules, 1949. rr. 52,54.
HEADNOTE: Rule 54 of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1949, provided as follows: " Review. Upon receipt of such application, the Central Government may, if it thinks fit, call for the relevant records and other information from the Provincial Government, and after considering any explanation that may be offered by the Provincial Government, cancel the order of the Provincial Government or revise it in such manner as the Central Government may deem just and proper. The ap...