Case Law Analysis
|Orissa High Court
Discriminatory Denial of Mining Lease Violates Article 14 | Mining Lease under MMDR Act : Orissa HC
The Odisha High Court ordered the state to execute OCL Iron & Steels Ltd.’s mining lease within eight weeks, finding that the selective refusal breached Article 14’s equality guarantee. This mandates uniform treatment for all applicants under the MMDR Act, affecting pending lease approvals across the state.