The Supreme Court had dismissed the petitions seeking review of its judgment which upheld the power of the States to levy tax on mining rights and mineral-bearing lands.On July 25, a 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court, by 8:1 majority, in Mineral Area Development Authority v. M/S Steel Authority Of India, delivered the judgment. The majority (CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Hrishikesh Roy, AS...