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2025 DIGILAW 602 (MP)

Maihar Cement (M/s. ) Pro. Century Taxtails and Industries Ltd. Ultratech Cement Ltd. v. Sahesh Singh

2025-09-26

LALIT KUMAR DAHIMA, MUKESH CHAND GUPTA

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vkns'k 1- vihykFkÊ }kjk ;g vihy e/; çns'k Òw&jktLo lafgrk] 1959 ¼ftls la{ksi esa lafgrk dgk tk,xk½ dh èkkjk 44¼2½ d¢ varxZr vk;qä jhok laÒkx] jhok }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 6-2-2023 d¢ fo#) çLrqr dh xà gSA 2- çdj.k d¢ laf{kIr rF; bl çdkj gSa fd çR;FkÊx.k lgsl flag] lqjs'k flag firk ';keyky flag fuoklh e¨gjok rglhy eSgj ftyk lruk }kjk dysDVj lruk vkosnu i= çLrqr dj O;ä fd;k x;k fd e©tk e¨gjok dh vkŒ uEcj 36 jdok 5-268 gSŒ çR;FkÊx.k d¢ ÒwfeLokfeRo gd esa ntZ gSA mä Òwfe d¨ çcaèkd eSgj lhesUV QSDVªh ljykuxj eSgj }kjk o"kZ 1982 esa çR;FkÊx.k d¢ firk ls 20 o"kZ d¢ fy, yht esa yh xà rFkk çR;FkÊx.k d¢ firk o vukosnd d¢ chp vuqcaèk 'krsZ fuèkkZfjr dh xà fd vihykFkÊ çR;FkÊx.k d¢ firk d¨ çfro"kZ 3000-00 gtkj #i, çfr ,dM+ d¢ fglkc ls eqvkotk Òqxrku djsxkA vihykFkÊ }kjk yht esa Òwfe fy, tkus d¢ ckn d¨Ã eqvkotk jkf'k çR;FkÊx.k d¢ firk d¨ ugÈ fn;k x;kA çR;FkÊx.k d¢ firk dh e`R;q g¨ tkus d¢ i'pkr~ çR;FkÊx.k dh ek¡ iapqyhckà }kjk o"kZ 2003&04 esa eqvkotk Òqxrku fd, tkus d¢ lacaèk esa f'kdk;r dh xÃA vihykFkÊ i{k }kjk eqvkotk jkf'k dk Òqxrku çR;FkÊx.k o mud¢ firk d¨ ugÈ fd;k x;kA vihykFkÊ dh 20 o"kZ dh yht vofèk o"kZ 2001 esa lekIr g¨ pqdh gSA bld¢ ckn Òh vihykFkÊ }kjk çR;FkÊx.k dh Òwfe dk mi;¨x fd;k tk jgk gS] t¨ vuqcaèk o yht dh 'kr¨Z dk mYyaÄu gSA çR;FkÊx.k xjhc vkfnoklh gSA vihykFkÊ }kjk eqvkotk fn, fcuk voSèk mR[kuu tkjh j[ks gSA vr% çR;FkÊx.k d¨ eqvkotk jkf'k dk Òqxrku djk;k tk, rFkk vihykFkÊ }kjk fd, tk jgs voSèk mR[kuu ij j¨d yxkà tk,A dysDVj }kjk ;g fu"d"kZ fudkyrs gq, fd [kfut laj{k.k vfèkfu;e] 1960 esa ;g Li"V gS fd uohuhdj.k d¢ ekeys esa ogk¡ vfrfjä lgefr visf{kr ugÈ g¨xh tgka vuqKfIr eatwj fd, tkus d¢ n©jku lgefr igys ls gh vfÒçkIr dj yh xà gSA ijarq çÒkfor Òwfe dk eqvkotk ÒwfeLokeh d¨ Òqxrku ugÈ fd;k tk,xk ,slk vk{ksi ugÈ gSA vihykFkÊ }kjk ç'ukèkhu Òwfe esa LohÑr yht dk uohuhdj.k djk;s tkus d¢ i'pkr~ çR;FkÊx.k d¨ çfrdj dk Òqxrku ugÈ fd;k x;k] tcfd çR;FkÊx.k ÒwfeLokeh d¨ çfrdj ikus dh ik=rk gSA dysDVj }kjk mä fu"d"kZ d¢ vkèkkj ij fnukad 6-3-2017 d¨ vkns'k ikfjr dj vihykFkÊ dEiuh d¨ vknsf'kr fd;k fd vuqfoÒkxh; vfèkdkjh ç'ukèkhu Òwfe dk çfrdj fuèkkZj.k dj vihykFkÊ dEiuh mä fuèkkZfjr çfrdj dh jkf'k tek djk, rFkk çR;FkÊx.k d¨ Òqxrku djk,A dysDVj d¢ vkns'k d¢ fo#) çFke vihy vk;qä jhok d¢ le{k çLrqr dh xÃA vk;qä }kjk dysDVj d¢ vkns'k d¨ mfpr ,oa fofèk vuq:i ekU; dj fnukad 6-2-2023 d¨ vkns'k ikfjr dj vihy fujLr dh xÃA vk;qä d¢ vkns'k d¢ fo#) ;g f}rh; vihy bl U;k;ky; esa çLrqr dh xà gSA 3- vihykFkÊ d¢ fo}ku vfÒÒk"kd }kjk fuEu rdZ çLrqr fd, x, gSaA 1. That, the order impugned passed by the authority are wrong and contrary to law and without considering the provision of section 24A of 1957 Act, the sub section (2) reads as under:- [24A. Rights and liabilities of a holder of prospecting licence or mining lease. (1) One the issue of a (reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease) under this Act and the rules made thereunder, it shall be lawful for the (holder of and such permit, licence or lease), his agents or his the servants or workmen to enter the tands over which (such permit, lease or licence had been granted) at all times during its currency and carry out all such [reconnaissance, prospecting or mining operations] as may be prescribed: Provided that no person shall enter into any building or upon as enclosed Court or garden attached to a dwelting house (except with the consent of the occupier thereof) without previously giving such occupier at least seven days' notice in writing of his intention to do so. (2) The holder of a (mineral concession) referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to pay compensation in such manner as may be prescribed to the occupier of the surface of the land granted under (such permit, licence or lease) for any loss or damage which is likely to arise or has arisen from or in consequence of the (reconnaissance, mining or prospectiong operations). Mere perusal of the section 24A it is evident that this section provides provision with regard to rights and liabilities of a holder of prospecting license of mining lease and sub section 2 provides liability of the lease holder to pay compensation in such manner as may be prescribed to the occupier of the Surface of the land and while renewing the lease there was no disturbance of surface and surface has already been disturbed while granting the original lease in favour of appellant and during the tenure of the lease period appellant extracted the mineral and paid the royalty and other charges to the State Government now, there is no surface in existence, but without considering the intent and purpose of the act order impugned has been passed. 2. 2. The Division Bench of the Hon'ble High Court in the case of Shyam Bihari Singh v. State of M. P. after taking into consideration the provisions of mines and mineral (Development and regulation) act 1957, and section 57 and 247 of the M. P. Land Revenue Code has held that the state is owner of the minerals lying beneath even on a private land and grant a mining lease in favour of lessee without consent of woner of the private land and the provisions of rule 23 (3)(i)(h) has also considered by the Division Bench of the Hon'ble High Court that the consent of the owner is required for starting mining operation and not for granting of mining lease. 3. that, merely subsequent renewal of mining lease will not give any cause to the respondents herein to apply for compensation or get a compensation as the consent is required only for starting mining operation which was started in the year 1975, when the lease was granted, but the order impugned has been passed contrary to the law laid down by the Division Bench of the Hon'ble High Date Court Copy of order which is reported in 2008 (4) MPLJ place page 255 is bein filed for kind perusal of this Hon'ble Through Counsel. 4. Section 247 of the M. P. Land Revenue Code 1959, provides provision with regard to government rights to mineral this provides that the State government is exclusive and sole owner of minerals including the right of access to land for the purpose of mining and quarriying and the right to occupy such other land as may be necessary and sub section 4 of section 247 provides provision that the right which is confer to the State government in this section if any right of the person are infringe by the occupation and disturbance of the surface of such land, the government or his assigning shall pay to person compensation for such infringement and amount of such compensation in the case in hand there is no such infringement of the occupation or disturbance of the surface neither this was the complaint by the respondents, but the Courts below committed error of law in not considering the law in right perspective and wrong order has been passed. 4- çRFkÊx.k d¢ vfÒÒk"kd }kjk eq[; :i ls og rdZ çLrqr fd;k x;k gS fd dysDVj ,oa vk;qä U;k;ky; }kjk t¨ vkns'k ikfjr fd, x, gSa os U;k;laxr ,oa oSèkkfud gSa] ftuesa gLr{ksi djus dk d¨Ã v©fpR; ugÈ gSA vr% vfÒÒk"kd }kjk dysDVj lruk ,oa vk;qä jhok }kjk ikfjr leorÊ vkns'k fLFkj j[krs gq, vihy fujLr fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;k gSA 5- çdj.k dk voy¨du fd;k] mÒ; i{k vfÒÒk"kd d¢ rd¨Z ij fopkj fd;k ,oa vèkhuLFk U;k;ky;¨a d¢ vkns'k¨a dk ifj'khyu fd;k x;kA çdj.k d¢ voy¨du ls Li"V gS fd ç'ukèkhu Òwfe o"kZ 1982 esa çR;FkÊx.k d¢ firk ls vihykFkÊ }kjk 20 o"kZ d¢ fy, yht esa yh xà Fkh] ftldh yht lekfIr d¢ mijkar uohuhdj.k dh dk;Zokgh dh xÃA [kfut fj;k;r fu;e 1960 ¼t½ d¢ vuqlkj ekbfuax yht dh LohÑfr d¢ i'pkr~ lgefr çkIr dh tkrh gS v©j eqvkotk jkf'k Òqxrku djus d¢ mijkar [kfut n¨gu ,oa Òwfe ços'k dh vuqefr dysDVj }kjk çnk; dh tkrh gS ijarq ekuuh; mPp U;k;ky; d¢ vkns'k fnukad 2-5-2008 esa Li"V of.kZr gS fd ekbfuax yht uohuhdj.k d¢ lacaèk esa ÒwfeLokeh dh iqu% lgefr dh d¨Ã vko';drk ugÈ gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa dysDVj }kjk iqu% 20 o"k¨Z d¢ fy, vkosnu daiuh d¢ i{k esa yht uohuhdj.k fd;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa dysDVj lruk }kjk ikfjr vkns'k] ftlesa vuqfoÒkxh; vfèkdkjh d¨ ;g funsZf'kr fd;k x;k fd ç'ukèkhu Òwfe dk çfrdj fuèkkZj.k dj vihykFkÊ daiuh ls mä fuèkkZfjr çfrdj dh jkf'k tek djkà tkdj çR;FkÊ ÒwfeLokeh d¨ Òqxrku djk;k tkosA dysDVj dk mä vkns'k fofèk ,oa U;k; dh çR;k'kk d¢ vuqdwy g¨us ls vk;qä }kjk vihy fujLr djrs gq, dysDVj dk vkns'k fLFkj j[kk x;k gS] ftlesa gLr{ksi fd, tkus dk d¨Ã vkèkkj ugÈ gSA mij¨ä foospuk d¢ vkèkkj ij ;g vihy fujLr dh tkrh gS rFkk dysDVj lruk }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 6-3-2017 ,oa vk;qä jhok laÒkx jhok }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 6-2-2023 fLFkj j[ks tkrs gSaA