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The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed costs of ₹1 lakh on the Central government for its "callous, careless and casual approach" resulting in the cancellation of a coal mining lease that was validly granted in favour of a company, BLA Industries Private Limited [BLA Industries vs Union of India]. A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli held that BLA Industries had followed the correct procedure of approaching the State government first with an application seeking a mining lease and that it was granted in accordance with the Mines and Mineral (Development...
