CENTRAL COALFIELDS vs H.M.P. & ORS. ETC.

The Supreme Court declined to transfer pending petitions from various High Courts to itself, stating that the issues at hand were already being addressed in Writ Petition No. 787 of 1992. The Court issued an interim order maintaining a stay on the recovery of dues related to mineral cess until the decision on the writ petition, while requiring petitioners to provide a written undertaking to pay the dues if the petition is dismissed. The Court also allowed petitioners to seek similar interim relief in the High Courts, while staying further hearings in those cases until the Supreme Court's decision.