 the bihar land reforms laws (regulating mines and minerals) validation bill, 1969(to be/as introduced in lok s~bha) 1 pag~ 1, line 13,-after "things" insert "were"  1 2 page 2, line 1,-(i) after "rules" insert "we: re" (ii) after "notifications" insert "were" ,  ) after "issued" insert " " ,~~~ , (iv) after ii royal tie s" insert "were" - 3 page 2, line 10,-" " , after n 1950" omit -new delhi; decefiber 5, 1969 agra ayana 14, 1891 (saka)  bill no 107 of 1969 the bihar land reforms laws (regulating mines and minerals) validation bill, 1969 a bnlto validate certain provisions contained in the bihar land reforms act, 1950, and the bihar minor mineral concession rules, 1964, and action taken and things done in connection therewith be it enacted by parliament in the twentieth year of the republic of india as follows:-short title 1 this act may be called the bihar land reforms laws (regulating mines and minerals) validation act, 1969 validation of certain bihar state laws and action taken and things done :-; 2 (1) the laws specified in the schedule shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been, as valid as if the provisions contain~d therein had been enacted by parliament (2) notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court, all action taken, things done, rules made, notifications issued or purported 10 to have been taken done made or issued and rents or royalties realised , , under any such laws shall be deemed to have been validly taken, clone, made, issued or realised, as the case may be, as if this section had been in force at all material times when such action was taken, things done, ruin 8~t, »otificatioas issued or rents or royalties realised, and no suit or other proceeding shall be maintained or continued in any court for the refund of rents or royalties realised under any such laws (3) for the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that nothing in sub-&ection (2) shall be construed as preventing any person from claim-s ing refund of any rents or royalties paid by him in excess of the amount due from him under any such laws  the schedule (see section 2)1 section 10 of the bihar land reforms act 1950 (bihar act xxx 10 of 1950), as amended by·the bihar land reforms (amendment) act, 1964 (bihar act iv of 1965) and by the bihar land reforms (amendment) act, 1965 (bihar act vi of 1965) 2 section 10-a of the bihar land reforms act, 1950 (bihar act xxx of 1950), as inserted by the bihar land reforms (amend- 15 ment) act 1964 (bihar act iv of 1965) 3 section 31 of the bihar land reforms act, 1950 (bihar act xxx of 1950), as amended by the bihar land reforms (amendment) act, 1964 (bihar act iv of 1965) and by the bihar land reforms (amendment) act, 1965 (bihar act vi of 1965) 20 4 sub-rule (2) of rule 20 of the bihar minor mineral concession rules, 1964, as inserted by the bihar minor mineral concession (first amendment) rules, 1964, published under the bihar state government notification no a:mm-i099!64 (pt) 7700!m, dated the 19th december, 1964, in the gazette of bihar (pt ii) 2c; dated the> 30th december, 1~64  statement of objects and reasonsthe supreme court, in baij nath kedia vs state of bihar (ca no 685 of 1967), by their judgment dated 28-8-1969 have, inter alia, held that- (a~ to the e~tent of the topics covered by the parliamentary legislation [the mmes and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1957] the powers of the state legislature are excluded; (b) after the creation of statutory mining leases under the provisions of sections 9 and 10 of the bihar land reforms act, 1950, any attempt to regulate those mining leases will fall not in entry 18 of the state list but in entry 54 of the union list although it touches land and not vice versa; (c) the whole field of regulation and development of minor minerals have been taken over under the control of the union and consequently certain provisions of the bihar land refm':ns act, ] 950, as amended by the bihar land reforms (amendment) act 19th, and sub-rule (2) of rule 20 of the bihar minor mineral concession rules, 1964, as inserted by the bihar minor mineral conces~ion (first amendment) rules, 1964 were struck down 2 the government of bihar have pointed out that, as a result of the aforesaid judgment, the levy and collection of royalty (in minor minerals in respect of statutory leases by the state government under the provisions of the bihar minor mineral conces;ion rules, 1964, have not only become void but they may also be required to refund royalty collected by them on minor minerals in respect of those leases which runs into a few crores of rupees it is also likely that as a result of the general principles laid down in the said judgment, the proceedings initiated by the state government to resume un-worked statutory lease-holds under section 10(2) of the bihar land lteforms act 1950 as amended by thl! bihar land reforms (amendment) act, 1965, may be challenged 3 since in view of the aforesaid judgment of the supreme, court it is parliament which is competent to frame legislation in regard to matter! referred to in paragraph 1 above, the bill seeks to re-enact and validate the provisions of the state laws specified in the schedule to the bill new delhi; jaganath rao the 27th november 1969  abill to validate certain pnwisions contained in the bihar land refonns act, 1950, and the bihar minor mineral concession rules, 1964, and action taken and thing~ done in connection therewith (shri jaganath rao, minister of stat {' ;n the ministry of petroleum and chemicals and mines and metals,) 