BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. versus KARAM CHAND THAPAR & BROS. PVT. LTD. AND ORS.

BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. versus KARAM CHAND THAPAR & BROS. PVT. LTD. AND ORS.

Properties not being used for coking coal mine activities and lacking factual support for statutory user cannot be vested in the Central Government/appellant under Section 3(j)(vi) of the Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Intervention under Article 136 is not warranted where the dispute is largely factual and lacks serious legal error.

Parties
Appellant: Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.; Respondent: Karam Chand Thapar & Bros. Pvt. Ltd.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
13 November 2002
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Nationalisation, Vesting of Property, Doctrine of User, Public Premises (eviction of Unauthorized Occupants), Article 136 Powers
Constitutional Law Property Law Mining Law Nationalisation Vesting of Property Doctrine of User Public Premises (eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Article 136 Powers

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Parties

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.

Appellant

Karam Chand Thapar & Bros. Pvt. Ltd.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether buildings and structures belonging to the respondent can be termed to be a mine within the meaning of Section 3(j)(vi) of the Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972
  2. 2 Whether intervention under Article 136 of the Constitution is warranted given the factual nature of dispute

Ratio Decidendi

Properties not being used for coking coal mine activities and lacking factual support for statutory user cannot be vested in the Central Government/appellant under Section 3(j)(vi) of the Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Intervention under Article 136 is not warranted where the dispute is largely factual and lacks serious legal error.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No merit found; appeal fails and is dismissed.