SC Relieves Odisha: State Mining Intervention Discretionary, Not Mandatory

New Delhi: In a partial relief for Odisha government, the Supreme Court has held that the state’s power to step in and undertake mining operations when a lessee fails to extract minerals as stipulated under a lease agreement is purely discretionary and not mandatory. Clarifying the statutory framework, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya…