Dead Rent - Indian Laws - General

Dead Rent Wharton s Law Lexicon, 14th Edition at page 300, Dead Rent. A rent payable on a mining lease in addition to a royalty, so called because it is payable whether the mine is being worked or not. Black s Law Dictionary , 5th Edition, at page 359: Dead Rent In English Law , a rent payable on a mining lease in addition to a royalty, so called because it is payable although the mine may not be worked. Jowitt s Dictionary of English Law , 2nd Edition, at page 555, Dead Rent , a term sometimes used in mining leases in contra- distinction to a royalty, to denote a fixed rent to be paid whether the mine is productive or not. See Rent. The same dictionary states under the heading Rent , When a mine, quarry, brick-works, or similar property is leased, the lessor usually reserves not only a fixed yearly rent but also a royalty or galeage rent, consisting of royalties (q.v.) varying with the quantity of minerals, bricks, etc., produced during each year. In this case the fixed rent is called a dead rent. STATE OF HP. AND OTHERS VERSUS GUJARAT AMBUJA CEMENT LTD. AND ANOTHER (AND OTHER APPEALS) - 2005 (7) TMI 353 - SUPREME COURT