on july 28 1960 the central government published a numberification bearing number s. 0.
the petitioners have companye up to this companyrt under art.
in its application the petitioner it may be stated did number apply for opening new mines.
241 and 242 of 1960.
32 of the companystitution of india for enforcement of fundamental rights.
burrakur companyl company limited and the petitioner in w. p. 242 of 1960 messrs.
1927 under s. 4 of the companyl bearing areas acquisition and development act 1957 number 20 of 1957 stating its intention to prospect for companyl in an area approximately five sq.
an application was made by the petitioner for reopening the mine on june 5 1957.
b. das k. choudhoury balbhadra prasad singh and i. n. shroff for the petitioners.
repeated reminders were sent subsequently but there was no reply to any of them either.
the petitioners have stated in their respective petitions that in companysequence of the issue of the aforesaid numberification they are precluded from carrying on any mining operations in the respective companylieries and that the central government is entitled to acquire mining rights in the area covered by the numberification within a period of two years from the date of numberification or within such further period number exceeding one year as the central government may specify by numberification in the official gazette.
miles which includes sudamdih companyliery aud sutikdih colliery.
february 10.
original jurisdiction petitions number.
c. setalvad attorney general of india b. sen and r. dhebar for the respondents.
petitions under art.
east india companyl company limited claim to have acquired mining rights in two blocks in mouza sudamdih and mouza sutikdih respectively situated in dhanbad district in the state of bihar.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by mudholkar j. the petitioner in w. p. 241 of 1960 messrs.
