Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957- Sections 10,11 – The rights conferred under sub-section (2) of Section 10 are limited in nature as compared to sub-section (1) and such a distinction must be appreciated when determining the nature of acquisition by the Central Government. It must be noted that such a contrast in rights under Section 10(1) and (2) is rooted solely in the fact if the rights under any mining lease are granted to any person at the time of acquisition by the Central Government or not. The Central Government shall acquire the character of a deemed lessee of the State Government only if a mining lease granted by the State Government in favour of any person existed already before the Central Government acquired the land and rights over it.No relationship of a lessor and lessee shall come into existence between the State Government and the Government Company if there did not exist any mining lease under the Mineral Concession Rules, at the relevant point of time, when such right is being vested in the Government Company. Simply put, when there is no pre-existing lease at the time of acquisition by the Central Government and the rights are subsequently vested in a Government Company, then such Government Company does not become a deemed lessee of the State Government.