Supreme Court of India
All Kerala Distributors Association, Kottayam Unit, Represented by its Secretary v. The State of Kerala & Anr.
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In view of the above, these appeals must fail and the same are dismissed with costs.
Judgment, page 41
From the headnote
Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 – ss.4(7) , 4(8), 15 – Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2005 – Kerala Motor Transport Worker’s Welfare Fund Act, 1985 – s.8A – Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Challenge to constitutional validity of ss.4(7) , 4(8), 15, 1976 Act and s.8A , 1985 Act – Held: The 1988 Act does not cover the field of the manner of levy of vehicle tax and collection thereof – The same is covered by the State legislations – Considering the scheme of the State legislations, it is incomprehensible to countenance the argument that the two provisions (of 1988 Act on the…
Authorities it was built on
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- 1954 Zaverbhai Amaidas v. The State of Bombay
- 1983 Hoechst Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Another Etc. v. State of Bihar and Others
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- 1979 M. Karunanidhi v. Union of India
- 2012 State of Kerala & Ors. v. M/s. Mar Appraem Kuri Co. Ltd. & Anr.
- 1959 Deep Chand v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
- 2011 State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. K. Shyam Sunder & Ors.
- 2002 Kaiser-i-hind Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. National Textile Corporation (maharashtra North) Ltd. and Ors.
- 2007 Dharappa v. Bijapur Co-op. Milk Producers Societies Union Ltd.
- 2004 Special Reference No. 1 of 2001 v. -
- 2001 Kulwant Kaur and Ors. v. Gurdial Singh Mann (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.
- 1991 Ashok Kumar Alias Golu v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1996 Thirumuruga Kirupananda Variyar Tha Vathiru Sundara Swamigal Medical Educational and Charitable Trust v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others
- 2006 Hardev Motor Transport v. State of M.P. and Ors.
- 1970 New Central Jute Mills Co. Ltd. v. The Assistant Collector of Central Excise, Allahabad & Ors.
- 2004 Union of India and Ors. v. Mohan Lal Likumal Punjabi and Ors.
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