The Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider the Centre's petition seeking an expedited review of a prior decision that upheld state powers t...

The Centre is working to resolve royalty and tax disputes on mineral rights with states like Jharkhand. The Supreme Court deferred hearing ...

The Supreme Court dismissed petitions to review a ruling that ‘royalty’ paid by mining operators is not a tax. This decision, upheld by an ...

The Centre is seeking a review of the Supreme Court's decision allowing states to collect royalty and tax on mineral-bearing land. The ruli...

The Central government opposed states' plea in the Supreme Court for a refund of royalty levied on mines since 1989, arguing it would burde...

The Supreme Court ruled that states can tax mineral rights under the Mines and Minerals Act 1957. In an 8:1 ruling, they deemed royalty as ...

A nine-judge Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has clarified that royalty is not considered a tax. This statement w...

The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the taxation of minerals royalty under the Mines and Minerals Act, addressing the conflicting vie...

The mining industry faces acute financial difficulty in utilisation of the input tax credit availed by the owners on their purchases of inp...

The ruling was given on an application filed by Pioneer Partners, engaged in mining of boulders and extraction of minerals, which had secur...

Govt gave nod to increasing royalty rates on minerals including iron ore and bauxite, a long-awaited move that will significantly swell ann...

The rates of royalty revised every three years for major minerals - excluding coal, lignite and sand for stowing - were last revised in Aug...

Reviewing royalty on major minerals - an exercise carried out by the central government every three years - the study group recommended a 5...

Mines Ministry is considering a proposal to increase it to 15% and a study group on revision of rates of royalty has been constituted.

The government is likely to come up with new royalty rates for major minerals including iron ore by month-end which will boost its revenues...

The government today said it will finalise new royalty rates for major minerals other than coal, lignite and sand by August this year.

The government is unlikely to consider implementation of a super profit tax on miners, as the new mining Bill which is pending Parliament a...