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1 - 10 of 33 (0.25 seconds)Article 14 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
The Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963
Section 5 in The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Entire Act]
The Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Suraj Mall Mohta And Co vs A. V. Visvanatha Sastri And Another on 28 May, 1954
7. As far as the question whether Section 17D is
constitutionally valid, it is necessary to notice the facts of the
case reported in Suraj Mall-Mohta and Co. v. A.V. Visvanatha
Sastri and another (AIR 1954 SC 545). That was a case where
resort was made to Section 5(4) of the Taxation On Income
(Investigation Commission) Act, 1947. Therein, the Court
taking note of the provisions contained in Section 5(4) found
that Sub-section (4) of Section 5 of the procedure prescribed by
the impugned Act in so far as it affects the persons proceeded
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against, deprives of the right of appeal, second appeal and
revision petition and it is a discriminatory legislation under
Article 14 of the Constitution of India and is void and
unsustainable. In that case, no doubt, the Commission was
headed by a Judge of the High Court. The Court held as
follows:
The Gujarat Agro Industries Co. Ltd vs Municipal Corporation Of City Of ... on 26 April, 1999
Again in St.Mary's School v. Cantonment Board, Meerut
((1996) 7 SCC 484) the provision required deposit of disputed
tax in court for maintaining an appeal against assessment under
the Cantonments Act, 1924, the court applied the decision in
Shyam Kishore's case already referred to. The decision in
Gujarat Agro Industries Co. Ltd. v. Municipal Corporation
of the City of Ahmedabad ((1999) 4 SCC 468) was also a case
under the property tax under the Bombay Municipal Corporation
Act and there the court held as follows:
St.Mary'S School And Ors.Etc vs Cantonment Board, Meerut & Ors on 5 February, 1996
Again in St.Mary's School v. Cantonment Board, Meerut
((1996) 7 SCC 484) the provision required deposit of disputed
tax in court for maintaining an appeal against assessment under
the Cantonments Act, 1924, the court applied the decision in
Shyam Kishore's case already referred to. The decision in
Gujarat Agro Industries Co. Ltd. v. Municipal Corporation
of the City of Ahmedabad ((1999) 4 SCC 468) was also a case
under the property tax under the Bombay Municipal Corporation
Act and there the court held as follows: