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  SC allows states to levy taxes on minerals, land holding minerals from 2005 | Details

  India | Aug 14, 2024, 12:02 PM IST

  Supreme Court's ruling is a landmark decision as the verdict overruled a 1989 judgement, which held that only the Centre has the power to impose a royalty on minerals and mineral-bearing land. Now, states can also levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land.

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  Centre should review mineral policy after debate: Hemant

  India | Aug 26, 2014, 08:53 PM IST

  Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today demanded that Centre should review the mineral policy following discussion and debate on the issue.“The capitalists are eyeing on the vast mineral deposits of the state, which