Supreme Court of India

State of Kerala v. Alex George and Anr. Etc.

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Bench S.N. Variava, Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 18 November 2004

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Kera/a Plantations Tax Act, 1960; Ss. 3, 5 and 9A with amendment made in Schedule I to the Act by Kera/a Finance Act 18 of 1987 revising the rates of plantations tax : c Levy of additional plantation tax in the middle of financial year due to revision in the rate of tax in terms of amendment-Validity of-Held : Chargeabi/ity of tax is independent of the passing of the Finance Act­ State Finance Act aims to prescribe/revise the rates of tax and not intended to replace the entire procedural and substantive tax law-Revision in_ the tax on amendment affects the tariff categories as well as the…

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