News & Media 26th Jul 2024
A nine-judge constitution bench ruled by 8:1 majority said that the states can collect royalties on their mineral wealth, rejecting the NDA government’s stand that the Centre alone has the legislative power to collect the levy. The majority verdict, authored by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, also said that these royalties on mining leases do not count as tax.
To shed light on this issue, Balaji Ramaswami from The Telegraph writes on “Mineral merry for states: Centre does not have sole claim on royalties, says Supreme Court” with detailed insights from our Partner Gopal Krishna Mundhra.
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