Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Assam Minor Mineral Rules | Forest Royalty on Excavated Earth Requires Documentary Proof for Internal Reuse Exemption: Gauhati HC
Gauhati HC rules that contractors must provide verifiable documentation under Assam Minor Mineral Rules to claim exemption from forest royalty on excavated earth reused internally in infrastructure projects. The court held that writ jurisdiction cannot bypass statutory compliance, setting a precedent for strict adherence to procedural proofs in mining and environmental law disputes.