Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957
Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 1
No Supreme Court judgment in our database cites this section yet.