THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK   New Delhi, August 14: The Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s request to apply its July 25 ruling prospectively on Wednesday. The ruling affirmed the authority of states to impose taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land and permitted them to claim royalty refunds from April 1, 2005 onwards. A nine-judge … Continue reading Supreme Court permits states to recover mineral royalty refunds from April 2005 onwards