may condone the delay in making of such application. (3) Subject to sub-rule (1), all applications made by a Government company or corporation for renewal of mining leases and which were pending as on the date of commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 (10 of 2015) shall be deemed to be applications for extension of the period of the mining lease and shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (2). (4) If an application for extension of a mining lease made within the time referred to in sub-rule (2), including any application for extension of mining lease submitted before the commencement of the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession (Fourth Amendment) Civil Appeals a/o. SLP (C) Nos.7315-7316 of 2021 Page 8 of 14and Hydrocarbon Energy) Concessional Rules, 201613 as amended by modification dated 02.11.2021, on satisfaction of four conditions. First, the beneficiary must be a