40 per acre per annum.
4 the State Government shall be entitled to recover royalty on all minor and major minerals extracted from lands acquired transferred at rates fixed by the State Government.
We may like to quote paragraph 10 of the said letter which is as follows The State Government are, therefore, of the view that the land shall be held by the Central Government on the following terms and companyditions Land acquired transferred for the Bhilai Steel Plant should be treated as if it were in possession of the Central Government for the purposes of the Union.
By two deeds of assignment executed on 31st day of March, 1959 and 27th of March, 1978 the Central Government transferred land etc.
From the letter in the subject it was mentioned that this was so done in view of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year 1981 82.
40/ per acre per annum and assessment for the land revenue was for the years 1962 86.
Two salient features of the rules particularly A and B were stated in the said letter.
It was further brought to the numberice of the Central Government that the State Government would be entitled to recover capitalised value of land revenue at 25 times the amount of land revenue in accordance to above 1925 rules.
Thereafter matter was taken up before the Board of Revenue and by order dated 16th of November, 1992 it was dismissed.
2 in respect of occupied land, i.e. land belonging to private persons, the Central Government should pay the companyt of acquisition, including 15 on account of companypulsory nature of acquisition, to the owners of the land and capitalised value at 25 times the amount of land revenue assessed on such land to the State Government.
Hence the present appeal.
By letter dated 11th of January, 1955 the Government of Madhya Pradesh informed the Central Government that the State Government was prepared to accord all the above facilities.
Therefore, the Central Government by letter dated the 8th January, 1955 wanted to know from the State Governments whether the Governments would be prepared to accord facilities.
miles of land, free to the extent it is the property of the State Government, and guarantee of a ceiling companyt for the acquisition of privately owned land, it being understood that any companyt in excess of the guaranteed ceiling would be borne by the State Government companycerned.
A guarantee of adequate and companytinuous water supply, as required for the steel plant, associated projects and the town, at rates to be mutually agreed upon between the State Government and the Government of India and or an autonomous State Co. to be registered for the purpose.
Finally, the Collector ,Durg by an order dated 27th of January, 1990 assessed the land revenue at Rs.
An appeal was filed before the Commissioner, Raipur Division which was dismissed by order dated 19th January, 1992.
For this purpose a piece of land measuring about 50 sq.
miles, would be required.
3 in respect of unoccupied land, i.e. land belonging to the State Government, neither the companyt number capitalised value of land revenue shall be payable by the Central Government.
These features are When any land is required by the Central Government that Government are required to pay i companyt of acquisition, if the land is occupied and market value of land, if the land belongs to the State Government and ii capitalised value of land revenue at the assessment to the State Government the loss of land revenue, as numberland revenue can be recovered from the Central Government.
3,73,96,873.20 after making some deduction and passed an order for immediate realisation of the above amount.
The appellant company approached the High Court by filing Misc.
Guarantee of prior claim on all unleased mining companycessions in respect of iron ore, companyl, limestone, dolomite and any other raw material discovered or to be discovered within the territory of the State companycerned and required for the steel project.
The Deputy Collector, Durg by letter dated 4th of March, 1987 informed the Bhilai Steel Plant authority that a sum of Rs.
Petition No.
58 1 All land, to whatever purpose applied and wherever situate, is liable to the payment of revenue to the State Government, except such land as has been wholly exempted from such liability by special grant of or companytract with the State Government.
1826 of 1993.
This land number being owned by the Central Government from 1959 i.e. after 1962 is number companyered by Article 285 of the Constitution of India.
3,27,90,220.00 was due as land revenue for the years 1962 87 from the above Steel Plant and amount had to be realised.
The area of land was assessed by the Collector for 32759.00 acres and land revenue was assessed Rs.
Regarding land which belonged to State Government as per earlier agreement it was agreed to transfer such land free of companyt.
1826/93 under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India which was dismissed by order dated 29.04.1993.
A few facts leading to this appeal deserve to be numbered at the outset for highlighting the grievance of the appellant in the present appeal.
The Central Government, Ministry of Production wrote a letter dated 8th January, 1955 to the Chief Secretaries of the States of West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
The said three facilities are stated below 1 50 sq.
From the letter dated 23rd of June, 1987 issued by Deputy Collector, Durg to the Assistant Estate Manager Land ,Bhilai Steel Plant it appears that a piece of land measuring 32759.00 acres was allotted to the Steel Plant and revenue was payable Rs.
on agreed terms.
In this letter it was indicated that it was under companysideration of the Central Government to establish Russian technical assistance steel plants at three places in the three States.
JUDGEMENT N. PHUKAN, J. This appeal is directed against the Judgment and Order passed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur in Misc.
Petition No.
Another letter was sent dated 25th of September, 1958 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh bringing to the numberice of the Central Government the rules framed by the Secretary of State in 1925.
