 the coal bearing areas (acquisition and development) bill, 19~7(as introduced in lob: sabra)  arrangement of clauses1 short title, extent and commencement 2 definitions 3 appointment of competent authority 4 preliminary notification respecting intention to prospect for coal in any area and powers of competent authorities thereupon 5 effect of notification on prospecting licences and mining leases 6 compensation for any necessary damage done under section 4 7 power to acquire land or rights in or over land notified under section 4 8 objections to acquisition 9 declaration of acquisition 10 vesting of land or rights in central government 11 power of central government to direct vesting of land or rights in a government company 12 power to take possession of land acquired 13 compensation for prospecting licences ceasing to have effect, rights under mining leases being acquired, etc 14 method of determining compensation 15 colts 16 interest on awards 17 payment of compensation 18 prospecting and mining to be done by central government· in conformity with the mineral concession rules 19 power to delegate 20 appeals 21 power to obtain information 22 power to enter and inspect 23 penalties 24 service of notices and orders 25 protection of action taken in good faith 26 jurisdiction of civil courts 27 power to make rules 28 notifioations under act 1 of 1894 in which proceedinp are pending to be treated as notifications under this act  the coal bearing areas (acquisition and development) bill, 1957· (as introduced in lok sabra) a billto establish in the economic interest of india greater public control over the coal mining industry and its development by providing for the acquisition by the state of unworked land containing or likely to contain coal deposits or of rights in or over such land, for the extinguishment or modification of such rights accruing  by virtue of any· agreement, lease; licence or otherwise, and for matters connected therewith be it enacted by parliament in the eighth year of the republic )f india ·asfollows:-:--short title, (acquisl- extent anel commencement 1 (1) this act may be called the cosl bearing areas ion and development) act, 1957 (2) it ex~ends to the whole of india, except the state of jammu md kashmir (3) it shall come into force on such date as the central governnent may, by notificationin the offtcial gezette, appoint de finiti on ••   2 in this act,  unless the context otherwise requires,-(a) "competent authority" means any person appointed to be a competent authority under section 3; (b) "government company" means a government company as defined in section 617 of the companies act, 19~6, in which any land or rights in or over la~d shall have· vested under  tioli it; ,' , (c) "mineral concession rules" means the rules for the time being in force made under the mines and minerals (regulation and development) act, 1948; " 011914" (d) the expression "person interested" includes all persons claiming an interest in compensation to be made on account of s the acquisition of land, or of the acquisition, extinguishment or modification of any rights in or over land, under this act; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; (f) "tribunal" means the tribwwll constituted under 10 section 14 appointment of competent authority is 3 the central government may, by notification in the oftlcial gazette, appoint any person to be the competent authority for the purposes of this act; and different persons may be appointed u competent authorities for different provisions of this act and for different areas :~~: 4 (1) whenever it appears to the central government that coal !especting is likely to be obtained from land in any locality, it may, by notifl-:r~8= }~r cation in the oftlcial gazette, give notice of its intention to prospect coal in any for coal therein area and powen of (2) every notification under sub-section (1) shall give a brief competent authorities description of the land and state its approximate area thereupon (~) on the issue of a notification under sub-section (1), it ahan be lawful for the competent authority and for his lervants and workmen-(a) to enter upon and survey any land in such loea1ity; (b) to dig or bore into the sub-soil; (c) to do all other acts necessary to prospect for coal in the land; (d) to set out the boundaries of the land in which prospect-30 ing is proposed to be done and the intended line 'of the work, if any, proposed to be made thereon; (e) to mark such boundari:es and line by placinr, marks; and <f> where otherwise the survey cannot be completed and the boundaries and line marked, to cut down and clear away any 3s part of any standing crop, fence or jungle: provided that no person shall enter into any building or upon any enclosed court or garden attached to 8 dwelling houie {unltll with the consent of the occupier thereof) without previously giving such occupier at least seven days' notice in writing of his intention to do so (4) in issuing e notification under this section the central gov-5 ernment shall exclude therefrom that portion of any land in which coal mining operations are actually being carried on in conformity with the provisions of any enactment, rule or order for the time beirig in force or any premises on which any process ancillary to the getting, dressing or preparation for sale of coal obtained as a 10 result of such operations is being on ere situate 5 on the issue of a notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 etr~ o~ notdicauon in respect of any landon prospecting licences (a) any prospecting licence granted to any person under l:'!er::ning the mineral concession rules which authorises him to prospect 15 for coal or any other mineral in the land shall cease to have effect; and (0) any mining lease granted to any person under the mineral concessi(}n rules shall, in so far as it authorises the lessee or any person claiming through him to undertake any 20 operation in the land, cease to have effect for so long as the notification under that sub-section is in force 6 (1) whenever rmy action of the nature described in sub-section compen-(3) of section 4 is to be taken, the competent authority shall, before :~ti~~~_ or at the time such action is taken, payor tender payment for all ui; damqe 25 necessary damage which is likely to be caused, and in case of ~:ctio:rr dispute as to the sufficiency of the amount so paid or tendered or as to the person to whom it should be paid or tendered, he shall at once refer the dispute to the decision of the central government, and the decision of the central government shall be final 30 (2) the fact that there exists any such dispute as is referred to in this section shell not be a bar to action under sub-section (3) of section 4 'i (1) if the central government is satisfied that coal is obtain- pow~r to able in the whole or any part of the land notified under sub-section ~~f;h~~ 35 (1) of section 4, it may, within a period of two years from the date orc!ver land of the said notification or within such further period not exceeding :~~:red one year in the aggregate es the central government may specify eclion 4 in this behalf, by notification in the official gazette, give notice of its intention to acquire the whole or· any part of the land or of any 40 rilhts· in or over such land, as the case may be (2) if no notice to acquire the land or any rights in or oyer such land is given under sub-section (1) within the period allowed thereunder, the notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 shall cease to have effect on the expiration of three years from the date thereof s ob,ections to acquisition 8 (1) any person interested in any land in respect of which a notification under section 7 has been issued may, within thirty days of the issue of the notification, object to the acquisition of the whole or any part of the land or of any rights in or over such land explanation-it shall not be an objection within the meaning 10 of this section for eny person to say that he himself desires to undertake mining operations in the land for the production of coal and that such operations should not be undertaken by the central government or by any other person (2) every objection under sub-seetion (1) shall be made to the is competent authority in writing, and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard either in person or by a legal practitioner and shall, after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry, if any,es he thinks necessary, submit the case for the decision of the central govern- 20 ment together with the record of the proceedings held by him and a report containing his recommendations on the objections (3) for the purposes of this section,  person shal1 be deemed to be interested in land who would be entitled to claim an interest in compensation if the land or any rights in or t:1v~ such land were 25 acquired under this act declaration of acquisition 9 (1) when the central government is satisfied, after considering the report, if any, made under section 8 that any land or any rights in or over such land should be acquired, a declaration shall be made by it to that effect: 30 provided that, where the declaration relates to any land or to any rights in or over land belonging to a state government which has or have not been leased out, no such declaration shall be made except after previous consultation with the state government (z) the declaration shall be published in the o:mclal gazette, 35 and-(a) in any case where land is to be acquired; shall state the district or other territorial division in which the land is situate and its approximate area; and, where a plan shall have been made of the land, the place where such plan tna)" be inipeded; 40 (~) in any case where rights in or over such land are to be acquired, shall state the nature and extent of the rights in addition to the matters relating to the land specified in clause (a); and 5 a copy of every such declaration shall be sent to the state government concerned 10 (1) on the publication in the official gazette of the dec1ara- vesting of tion under section 9, the land or the rights in or over the land, as =t~n the case may be, shall vest absolutely in the central government central govemmcdt 10 (2) 'where the rights under any mining lease granted by a state govemrnent to any person are acquired under this act, the central government shall, on and from the date of such vesting, be deemed to have become the lessee of the state government as if a mining leue under the mineral concession rules had been granted by the is state government to the central government; the period thereof being the entire period for which such a lease could have been granted by the state government under those rules 11 (1) notwithstanding anything contained in section 10, the power of cemral government may, if it is satisfied that a government com- ce g ntral t ~ o~m· pany it willing to comply, or has complied, with such terms and con- to direct ditions as the central government may think fit to impose, direct, by t:~r of orde:r in wrltmg, that the land cyr the rights in or over the land, as rights in a the cue may be, shall, instead of vesting in the central government govperanynment com  uz:der seettoll 10 or continuing to so vest, vest in the government 25 company either on the date of publication of the declaration or on sw:h other date as may be specified in the direction (2) where the rights under any mining lease acquired under this act vest in a government company under sub-section (1), the government company shall, on and from the date of such vesting, be ~ deemed to have become the lessee of the state government as if a mining lease under the mineral concession rules had been granted bytbe state government to the government company, the period thereat being the entire penod for which such a lease could have beer granted by the state government under those rules; and all 35 the rights and liabilities of the central government in relation to  'the lease or the land covered by it shall, on and from the date of such vestinl~ be deemed to have become the rights and liabilities of the government company 12 the competent authority may, by notice in writing, require power to 40 any person in ptjssession of any land acquired under this act to sur- :~~ ~~i:d ( render or deliver possession of the land within such period as may acquired be specified in the notice, and if a person refuses or falls to comply with any such notice, the competent authority may enter upon and take possession of the land, and for that purpose may use or cause to be used such force as may be necessary compenba-13 (1) where a prospecting licence ceases to have ded under 5 ~;:~ri ! section 5, there shan be paid to the person interested compensatioo, licences the amount of which shall be a sum made up of all items of reason-~~~~~ able hnd bona fide expenditure actually incurred in respect of the rights und~r, land, that is to say,-minin8 lease being acquir-() the expenditure incurred in obtainin, the licence; 10 cd, etc  (it) the expenditure, if any, incurred in respect of the pre-inlration of maps, charts and other documents relatil1&' to the land, the collection from the land of cores or other mineral samples and the due analysis thereof and the preparation of any other relevant records or material; is (iii) the expenditure, if any, incurred in respect of the construction of roads or other essential works on the land, if such roads or works are in existence and in a usable condition; - (iv) the expenditure, if any, incurred in respect of any other operation necessary for prospecting carried out in the land 20 (2) where the rights under a mining lease are acquired wlder this act, there shall be paid to the person interested compelllatien, the amount of which shall be a sum made up of the foliowid&' items, namely,-(&) if the lease was granted after prospecting operations had 25 been carried out in respect of the land under a prospectinc licence, the sum of all items of reasonable and bona fide expenditure actually incurred with respect to the matters specibed in clawles (t), (ii), (ii,) and civ) of sub-section (1) before the date of the ~~ ~ provided that where two or more leases had been panted in relation to any land covered previously by one prpspectiq licence, only so much of the expenditure aforesaid as bears to the total expenditure the same proportion as the area under the mining lease in respect of which the rights have been acquired'" bears tg the total area covered by the minidc leases shall be payable under this clause;  (ii) any reasonable and bona fide expenditure of the natuno referred to in clauses (z), (it) and (iii) of sub-section (1) actually incurred in relation to the lease, toirether with the alarni if 40 any, paid for obtaining the lease; (iii) the expenditure, if any, incurred by way of payment of deal-rent or mainimum royalty during any year or years when there was do production of coal; 5 (iv) interest on any such expenditure referred to in clauses (i), (ii) anel (;i{) as ha  actually been incurred during the period commencing from the date of the lease and ending with t~e year in which the rights under the lease are acquired, interest being calculated in the following manner, that is to say,-15 10 interest at the rate of five per centum per annum in respect of the expenditure incurred during each calendar year for the first five years commencing from the year in which such expenditure was incurred plus interest at the rate of four ~ centum per annum in respect of each subsequent year after the expiration of the first five years and ending with the year in which the rights under the lease are acquired: 2c provided that the total sum payable under this clause shall not exceed one-half of the total amount referred to in clauses ru) and f;;i) (3) where the rights under a mining lease acquired under section 9 relate only to a part of the land covered by the mining lease, the amount of compensation payable shall be such as bears to the total compensation which would have been payable if the rights of the 2s mining lessee in respect of the entire land had been acquired, the same proportion which the area of the land in respect of which the ril{hts are acquired bears to the total area of the land covered by the mining lease (4) where a m,jning lease ceases to have effect for any period 30 under clause (b) of section 5, there shall be paid by way of compensation for the period during which the lease so ceased to have effect, a sum equivalent to five per centum of any such expenditure as is referred to in clauses (i) and (iii) of sub-section (2) for each year during which the lease remains suspended 3' (5) where aay land is acquired under section 9, there shall be paid compensation to the person interested the amount of which shall be determined after taking into consideration-(a) the market value of the land at the date of the publication of the dotification under sub-section (1) of section 4: 40 explarumo~-the value of any minerals lying in the land shall not be taken into consideration in determining the market value of any land; (b) the dabua,e sustained by the person interested, by reason of the taking of any staading crops of trees which may be on the land at the time of the taking possession thereof; (c) the damage, if any, sustained by tbe person interested, at tlie time of taking possession of tbe land, by reason of sever- 5 iog such land from other land; (d) tbe damage, if any, sustaiaed by the penoa interested, at the time of taking possession of the land, by reason of the acquisition injuriously affecting his other immovable property in any other maner, or his earnings; ie (e) if, in consequence of tile acquisition of the land, the person interested is compelled to challie hill residence or place of business, the reasonable expedles, if any, inddental to such change; and (f) the damage, if any, bonafide~ resuitilli from diminution 15 of the profits of the land between the time of the publication of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 and the time of the publication of the declaration under sub-section (2) of section 9 (6) where any operation carried on by or on belaalf of the 20 central government in the exercise of any powers conferred b, this act causes or is likely to c8luse dllldace to the surface of any land of any works thereon and in respect thereof no pl'ovision for compensation is made elsewhere in this act, the codlpetont au~o­rity shall payor tender payment for all such dama,e, and, in case 25 of dispute as to the sufficiency of the amount so paid or tendered  or as to the person to whom it is to be paid or tendered, be sliall refer the dispute to the decision of the tribuna) (7) no compensation under this section in relation to maps, charts and other documents shall be paid unless the person to whom it is 30 payable has delivered to the prescribed authority all the maps, charts and other documents method of dererminm, coidpeuaadon 14 (1) where the amount of any compensation payable under this act can be fixed by agreement, it shall be paid in accordance 3~ with such agreement (2) ""ere no iuch agreement ean be reaehed, the central gov-~ ~, c:oastitute a trlhljlull cousistlnj of a perion who is or hal been ql' is l'iuawled to be  judge of a mh court for the purpose of determining the amcnmt (3) the central government may in any particular case nominate a person having expert knowledge in mining to assist the tribunal, and where such nomination is made, the person or persons interested may also nominate any other person for the same purpose 5 (4) at the commencement of the proceedingi before the tribunal the central government and the person interested shall state what in their respective opinions is a fair amount of compensation (5) the tribunal shall, after hearing the dispute, make an award determining the amount of compensation which appears to it to be 10 just, and specify the person or persons to whom the compensation shall be paid; and in making the award the tribunal shall have regard to the circumstances of each case and to the foregoing provisions of this act with respect to the manner in which the amount of compensation shall be determined in so far as the said provisions is or any of them may be applicable (6) where there is a dispute as to the person or persons entitled to compensation and the tribunal finds that more persons than one are entitled to compensation, it shall apportion the amount thereof among such persons and in such manner as it thinks fit 20 (7) nothing in the arbitration act, 1940, shall apply to any pro- 10 of 1940 ceedings under this section 15 every award made by the tribunal shall also state the cost amount of costs incurred in the proceedings before it and by what persons and in what proportions they are to be paid 25 16 if the lum which in the opinion of the tribudal ought to have inter3st on been awarded a compellsation il in excess of the sum which the awar s central govenud8dt has i'tated to be a fair amoodt of compensation, the awrd of the trlbudal may direet that the central government shall pay int8l'811t on such excess at the rate of five per centum per 30 iuulujd from the date on which it beeame payable to the date of payment of luch nces •  d payment f)f 17 (1) any compensation payable under this act may be ten er- compenlled or paid to the persons interested entitled thereto, and the central non government shall pay it to them unless prevented by some one or 35 more of the contingencies mentioned in sub-section (2) (i) if the persons interestea entltled thereto shall not consent to receive it or if there be any dispute as to the sufficiency of the amount of compensation or the title to receive it or the apportionment thereof, the central governitlpnt shall deposit the amount of 40 compensation with the tribunal: provided that any person admitted to be interested may receive such payment under protest as to the sufficiency of the amount: provided further that no person who has received the amount otherwise than under protest shall be entitled to take any matter under this act before the tribunal 5 (3) when the amount of compensation is not paid or deposited as required by this section, the central government shall be liable to pay interest thereon at the rate of five per centum per annum from the time the compensation became due until it shall have been so paid or deposited 10 j:'rospecting 18 where prospecting is done under this act by or on behalf and  inin  to be"dc;i;; of the central government in any land situate within the jurisdiction by central of a state government or where the central government or a govgo~:~t ernment company has become the lessee of a state government in mity with respect of any land under this act, the terms and conditions under 15 ~== which the prospecting can be done or rights under the lease ex-rules ercised shall, as far as may be, be the same as the terms and conditions applicable to prospecting licences and mining leases under the mineral concession rules; and in case of doubt or dispute, shall be settled by arbitration or in such other manner as the central 2c government and the state government may decide power to] delegate 19 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, direct tlmt all or any of the powers or duties which may be exercised or discharged by it under this act shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the 25 notification, be exercised or discharged also by any person specified in this behalf in the notification; and any such person may, with the previous approval c'f the central government, by order in writing, direct that any power or duty which has been directed to be exercised or discharged by him shall, in such circumstances and under i u such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the direction, be exercised or discharged by any such person subordinat~ to him as may  be specified therein 20 (1) any person aggrieved by any award of the tribunal under section 14 may, within thirty days from the date of such ~:, award, preferan appeal to the high court within whose jurisdiction the land or some portion of the land which has been acquired or the land or some portion of the land covered by a prospecting licence or by a mining lease in respect of which mining rights have been acquired is situate (2) any person aggrieved by an order made by a competent authority or by any other person in virtue of any powers exercisable by him under this act may, within twenty-one days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the central government 5 (3) on receipt of an appeal under sub-section (2), the central government may, after calling for a report from the competent authority or person concerned, and giving an opportunity to the parties to be heard, and after making such further inquiry as may be necessary, pass such orders as it thinks fit, and the order of the 10 central government shall be final (4) where an appeal is preferred under sub-section (2), the central government may stay the enforcement of the order of the competent authority or person concerned for such period and on such conditions as it thinks fit is 21 the central government or any person authorised in writing power to by it in this behalf may, by order in writing, require any person to obt~in inforfurnish to such authority as may be specified in the order such in- matton formation in his possession as may be required relating to any property in respect of which action is proposed to be taken under 20 tllis act 22 the competent authority, ric any person authorised in writing power to by it in this behalf, by general or special order, may enter and ::~d inspect any property for the purpose of determining whether and, if so, in what manner an order under this act should be made in 25 relation to any property or with a view to securing compliance with any order made under this act 23 whoever wilfully obstructs any person in doing any of the penaltiea acts authorised by sub-section (3) of section 4 or wilfully fills up, destroys, damages or displaces any mark made under section 4, or 30 wilfully obstructs the lawful exercise of any other power conferred by or under this act, or fails to comply with any order made or direction given under this act shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both 3s 24 subject to any rules thet may be made under this act, every seryice of hi a h ii notice and notice or order issued or made under t s ct s a -orden (a) in the case of a notice or order of a general nature or affecting a number of persons, be notified in the official gazette and also published in the locality in such manner as may be 40 prescribed; and (b) in the case of a notice or order directed to ~ individual,-(i) wherever it is practicable to do so by delivering or tendering it to that individual; or (ii) if it cannot be so delivered or tendered, by aflxing 5 it 011 the door or some other conspicuous part of the rem· dence in which that individual lives, and a written report thereof shall be prepared and witdessed by two persons living in the neighbourhood; or (iii) failing service by these means, by post protection of action taken in good faith 25 (1) no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the central government or any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this act or any rule or order made thereunder (2) no suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the central 15 government or the competent authority or any other person for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this act or any rule or order made thereunder jurisdiction of civil courts 26 save as otherwise expressly provided in this act, no civil 20 court &hall have jurisdiction in respect of any matter which the cediral government or the competent authority or any other person is empowered by or under this act to determine power to make rulet 2'7 (1) the central government may, by notiftcation in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act 2' (2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the fg11o'w-ing matters, namely:-(a) the procedure to be followed in making any inquiry 30 under this act; (b) the procedw-e to be followed by the tribunal in proceedings under section 14; (c) the form and manner in which appeals to the central government may be made under this act; and (d) any other matter which has to be, or may be prescribed 35 (3) all rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before each house of parliament as soon as may be after they are made and shall be subject to such modifications as parliament may make during th~ session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following 28 (1) every notification issued before the commencement of notifications this act, whether by the central government or by a state gov- ~~:~:f~ i ernment, under section 4 of the land acquisition act, 1894 (herewhic~ pro-i of i8s inafter referred to as the said act), in which lands were stated to be =l~~'t~re s needed for the prospecting of coal seams for the development of be tr~ted collieries to be worked by the union of india shall be deemed to have ~:o~~r::;r been issued by the central government under section 4 of this act as this act if this act had been in force on the date of the notification (2) every notification issued before the commencement of this 10 act, whether by the central government or by a state government, under section 6 of the said aet in whieh lands were stated to be needed for the development of coal shall be deemed to have been issued under section 9 of this act as if this act had been in force on the date of the notification (3) any objection preferred under section 5a of the said act is in respect of any land covered by any notification issued under section 4 of the said act shall be deemed to be an objection preferred under section 8 of this act to the relevant competent authority and may be disposed of by him accordingly; and the central 20 government may at any time make a declaration under section 9 of this act in respect of the land or any part thereof (4) subject to the other provisions contained in this section, the provisions of this act (including provisions relating to compensation) shall apply in relation to any such notification as is referred to in ~s sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) as they apply in relation to any notification issued under section 4 or section 9, as the case may be, of this act  statement of objects and reasonsaccording to the industrial policy resolution of 1956 the future development of coal is the responsibility of the state all new units in the coal industry will be set up only by the state save in exceptional circumstances as laid down in the resolution the production of coal in india in 1955 was 38 million tons and the target for production for the second five year plan has been fixed at 60 million tons per annum it has been decided that out of the additional production of 22 million tons per annum envisaged, the public sector should produce an additional 12 million tons per annum, the balance being allocated to the private industry for production from existing collieries and immediately contiguous areas out of the additional 12 million tons in the public sector, the bulk (10 million tons per annum) will have to be raised by the development of new coalfields, such as korba, karanpura, kathara and jhilimili and bisrampur very nearly all the coal bearing areas however are covered by mining leases held by private persons or prospecting licences which carry a right to a mining lease hence it is proposed to take power to acquire unworked coal bearing areas covered by private leases or prospecting licences which are found surplus to the production required in the private sector and to work the~e areas as lessees of the state governments with the acquisition of zamindari rights by the state governments, the rights in minerals are now vested in all areas in the state governments, and it is not appropriate to use the land acquisition act, 1894, for the acquisition of mineral rights, particularly because the central government does not intend to acquire the proprietary rights vested in the states there is no other existing central or state legislation under which the government has powers to acquire immediately the lessee's rights over the coal bearing areas required by government for the additional coal production it is accordingly considered necessary to take powers by fresh legislation to acquire the lessees' rights over unworked coal bearing areas on payment of reasonable compensation to the lessees, and without affecting the state government's rights as owner of the minerals or the royalty payable to the state government on minerals the bill provides for payment of reu<!lnable compensation for the acquisition of the rights of prospecting licensees and mining lessees the principles for determining compensation are set out, in essence, in clause 13 of the bill these are similar to the principles contained in the rules issued with the approval of parliament under section 7 of the mines and minerals (development and regulation) act, 1948 in regard to the acquisition of mining leases, the compensation paylble under the bill will be the actual legitimate expenditure incurred by the leaseholder, plus a sum, in the nature of interest, calculated on the expenditure incurred and not exceeding 50 per cent of such expenditure  swaran singitnew delhi; the lit m411, 18s'7 the coal bearing areas (acquisition and development) bill,1957, contemplates the acquisition by the state of unworked coal bearing lands that may be required by the government for prospecting· and establishment of new ccjilieries the bill, if enacted, will involve expell:diture from the consolidated fund· of india in respect of,-(1) the payment of-(i) compensation to be determined in accordance with the principles laid down in clauses 13 and 14 of the  bill, (ii) costs in respect of any proceedings under the new law, (iii) interest under clauses 16 and 17; (2) the appointment of-(i) a tribunal under clause 14 (2) for determining com~ pensation, (li) experts in mining to assist the tribunal under clause 14(3), (iii) the staff that will have to be employed for the administration of the act the areas that will be finally acquired by the government will be selected after carrying out prospecting and it is not possible at this stage to estimate accurately the expenditure that will be incurred in acquiring the lands the acquisition of coal bearing areas is included in the programme of coal development during the second five year plan, for which a provision -of rs 40 crores has been made on a rough estimate, the expenditure on acquisition, appointment of tribunal, etc, is likely to be about rs 100 lakhs during the second plan period clause 27 of the bill specifies the matters in respect of which rules may be made by the central government these matters relate to the procedure to be followed in making inquiries under the bill and the procedure to be followed by the tribunal in proceedings under clause 14 which relates to the method of determining compensation and the form and manner in which appeals may be preferred these are all matters of detail which may well be regu· lated by rules and any rules made will be placed before parliament the rule-making power is of a normal character , bill to establish in the economic interest of india greater public control over the coal mining industry and its development by providing for the acquisition by the state of unworked land containing or likely to contain coal deposits or of rights in or over such land, for the extinguishment or modification of such rights accruing by virtue of any agreement, lease, licence or otherwise, and for matters connected therewith the president has, in pursuance of clause (3) of article ii 7 of the constitution of india, recommended to lok sabha the consideration of the bill m n kaul, secretary sardar swaran singh, minister of steel, mina and fuel 