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SC To Pronounce Verdict On Whether Royalty On Minerals Is Tax Under Mines & Minerals Act Today
The Supreme Court is set to pronounce its verdict on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. on whether the royalty payable on minerals is a tax under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
The apex court will also decide if only the Centre has the vested power to levy such taxes or the state governments also possess the authority to impose taxes on the land bearing minerals that comes in their territory.
The verdict will be pronounced by a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.
The verdict was reserved on March 14 after hearing a batch of 86 appeals filed by different state governments, mining companies and public sector undertakings for eight days.
The bench also comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Abhay S Oka, BV Nagarathna, JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma and Augustine George Masih, according to the notice issued by the Supreme Court on its website.
In the previous hearing, Attorney General R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, had contended that the government had overriding powers with regard to taxing mines and minerals.
"The MMDRA wholly occupies the field and provides for a complete code covering every aspect of regulation and development of mines and minerals, including any Government exaction/ imposition in relation to mines and minerals thereby necessarily limiting state legislature’s competence to impose any other levy beyond what is stipulated under MMDRA and the rules framed thereunder," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, also representing the Centre, had submitted.
Former US Prez Trump To Meet Israeli PM Netanyahu On Thursday
Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Thursday.
Netanyahu is in Washington and will address a joint session of the US Congress, becoming the only foreign leader to do so for a fourth time.
"Looking forward to welcoming Bibi Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday (July 25)," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, a social media platform.
This would be Trump's first meeting with a foreign head of state after becoming the Republican presidential nominee, earlier this month, on July 18.
Breaking News LIVE: Schools, Colleges To Remain Closed In Thane Tomorrow As IMD Issues Heavy Rainfall Alert
Schools and colleges in Thane are scheduled to be closed tomorrow, 26th July in the wake of a heavy rainfall alert, as reported by Thane Municipal Corporation. IMD has issued a heavy rainfall alert in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, and Sindhudurg till 26th July, according to ANI.
Maharashtra | Schools and colleges in Thane to remain closed tomorrow, 26th July in the wake of heavy rainfall alert: Thane Municipal Corporation
— ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2024
IMD has issued heavy rainfall alert in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane and Sindhudurg till 26th July pic.twitter.com/77hEyAijZT
Incessant Rainfall Causes Damage In Maharashtra's Pune, NDRF Evacuates Affected Residents
Continuous rainfall caused extensive damage in Pune and surrounding regions. The NDRF has been deployed to evacuate residents from housing societies and low-lying areas.
VIDEO | Incessant rainfall unleashes widespread devastation in Pune and its surrounding areas. NDRF deployed to evacuate affected residents from housing societies and low-lying areas. pic.twitter.com/jCbC87zxBv
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 25, 2024
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