KALI PRASAD AGARWALLA & OTHERS vs BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED & OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that under Section 2(h) of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, the definition of 'mine' includes lands used for mining operations, affirming that the Central Government's vesting of rights extinguishes the owners' interests. The Court found that the disputed land was adjacent to a coal mine and used for mining purposes, thus falling within the Act's purview. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the High Court's decision that the plaintiffs had no title to the land due to the vesting provisions of the Act and the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950.