Sun Direct Tv. Pvt. Ltd. vs State Of U.P. & Others on 20 July, 2012
38. No tax can be levied or collected except by the authority of law, as provided in Article 265 of the Constitution of India. Shri D.K. Singh submits that the power to tax must be expressed. There is nothing like an implied power to tax. The source of power, which does not specifically speak of taxation, cannot be interpreted by expanding its width so as to include therein the power to tax by implication or necessary reference. He relies upon State of West Bengal vs. Kesoram Industries Ltd (supra); V.V.S. Sugar vs. State of A.P. (supra) and Oswal Agro Mills Ltd vs. Collector of Central Excise (supra).