The learned companynsel for the parties agreed that Civil Appeal No.9799 of 2010 be taken and was accordingly dealt with as the lead case.
The dispute in question relates to the companysequences of an additional amount of royalty payable by the respondent as a result of the numberification for upward revision of royalty Seignorage Fee as named in Tamil Nadu on minor minerals.
By order dated 15.11.2010 this Court directed the appellant to deposit sum of Rs.46 lakhs, being the amount so quantified.
While granting special leave to appeal this Court companyfined the matter to Claim No.8 alone and directed the appellant to furnish bank guarantee in the sum of Rs.70,65,039/ .
This additional royalty was imposed by the State of Tamil Nadu w.e.f.
The amount has since then been deposited and stands invested in a fixed deposit.
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The bank guarantee was accordingly furnished and is kept alive.
9799 of 2010, by Special Leave seeks to challenge the judgment and order dated 30.11.2007 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in FAO OS No.216 of 2007.
10014 of 2013 and 10701 of 2013.
01.11.2002.
The disputes between the parties were referred to the Arbitral Tribunal.
The matter was carried in appeal by the appellant by filing FAO OS No.302 of 2012 before the Division Bench which was dismissed vide judgment and order dated 13.02.2013.
9799 of 2010, 9908/2011, 9909/2011, 2488/2012, 7066/2011, 3150/2012, 686/2013, 4069/2013, 5162/2012 and 5661/2014, 10586/14, Civil Appeal from SLP 10014/2013 and Civil Appeal from SLP 10701 of 2013 All these appeals by special leave raise identical questions and as such are being dealt with and companysidered by this companymon judgment.
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In support of the appeal, Ms. Indu Malhotra, learned Senior Advocate submitted that the royalty, at the time the companytract was entered into, was payable at the rate of Rs.
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The appellant being aggrieved by the Arbitral award made and published on 12.05.2006 filed OMP No.432 of 2006 in the High Court of Delhi which was dismissed by a Single Judge of the High Court vide judgment and order dated 14.05.2007.
Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Leave granted in S.L.P C Nos.
4 per cent and the numberification dated 20.03.2001 of the Government of UP maintained the same rate.
