expression licence
fee does not necessarily mean a fee in lieu of services and in case of
regulatory fee no quid pro quo need ... test of quid pro quo will not arise at all, nor it is required for
the State to establish quid pro quo.
47. The attention
principle of quid pro quo. For answering the question it is necessary to
find out whether the element of quid pro quo is applicable ... fees and the fees for services rendered as
compensatory fees. In the case of regulatory fee like the licence fee
existence of quid pro quo
compensatory fee and a license fee
which is in the nature of a regulatory fee, where no quid pro quo was
necessary. In support, reliance ... observed that in case of a
regulatory fee, like the licence fee, no quid pro quo is necessary, but
such fee should not be excessive
charging fees there should be
quid pro quo and in the absence of any quid pro
quo the fees cannot be charged. It is further ... rate of
initial registration fee payable under sub-s.(1) is
clearly unreasonable. Such fees charged without
any quid pro quo and nothing in return
charging fees there should be quid pro quo and in the absence of any quid pro quo the fees cannot be charged. It is further ... rate of initial registration fee payable under Sub-section (1) is clearly unreasonable. Such fees charged without any quid pro quo and nothing in return
will be quid pro quo (although mathematical equivalence is not necessary) whereas in the latter case the absence of a quid pro quo will ... quid pro quo whereas the presence of quid pro quo is not a condition precedent in the case of a regulatory fee. Insofar
fee' does not necessarily mean a fee in lieu of
services and that in the case of regulatory fees, no quid pro
quo need ... Regulatory fee' rather than tax or
compensatory fee. The fee is charged for rendering specific services.
An element of quid pro quo
principle of quid pro quo. For answering the question it is necessary to
find out whether the element of quid pro quo is applicable ... fees and the fees for services rendered as
compensatory fees. In the case of regulatory fee like the licence fee
existence of quid pro quo
decisions of
this Court that the traditional concept in a fee of quid pro
quo is undergoing a transformation and that though the fee
must ... quid pro quo. The
Supreme Court held as follows:
"7. Over the years, the inflexibility with which the principle of
quid pro quo
total amount of court fee collected. The conclusions were as follows:
"33. As Court-fee is a quid pro quo for the service rendered ... accept that there is any element of quid pro quo. It is true that quid pro quo has not to be considered and measured regarding
