News & Media 20th Aug 2024

Mint Explainer: Significance of the sole dissenter in the mining tax ruling

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Gopal MundhraPartner | Mumbai

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The Supreme Court ruled that states have the power to tax mining lands and quarries independently of the mines and minerals act and determined that royalties are not taxes.

In the recent LiveMint column, “Mint Explainer: Significance of the sole dissenter in the mining tax ruling”, Krishna Yadav breaks down the importance of the judgement and the implications of the Justice Nagarathna’s dissent ruling with insights from our Partner Gopal Mundhra.

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