Mines and Minerals Act, 1931

Finality of award and statement of special cases.

49.—(1) The decision of the Board upon any question of fact arising on proceedings before it under this Part of this Act shall be final and binding on all parties and the persons claiming under them respectively, but the Board may, and shall if the High Court so directs, state at any stage of the proceedings, in the form of a special case for the opinion of the High Court, any question of law arising in the course of the proceedings and may state their award as to the whole or part thereof in the form of a special case for the opinion of the High Court.

(2) The decision of the High Court upon any case stated by the Board under this section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to any appeal to the Supreme Court.