SC allows states to levy taxes on minerals, land holding minerals from 2005 | Details
India | Aug 14, 2024, 12:02 PM ISTSupreme Court's ruling is a landmark decision as the verdict overruled a 1989 judgement, which held that only the Centre has the power to impose a royalty on minerals and mineral-bearing land. Now, states can also levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land.