Author: Nidhi Awasthi
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India: Supreme Court upholds higher royalty on iron ore dispatches after statutory revision
Supreme Court clarifies applicability of revised royalty rates Centre’s royalty hike from 10% to 15% triggers litigation The Supreme Court has held that buyers of iron ore are liable to pay the royalty rate prevailing at the time of mineral dispatch, even if the auction was concluded and payments were made before a subsequent statutory…