STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS vs FR.WILLIAM FERNANDEZ ETC ETC

Supreme Court of IndiaJudgment9 October 2017

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The Supreme Court of India decided this matter on 9 October 2017. The registry identifies it as Diary No. 7271/1998. The bench of 2 comprised Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan.

The disposal recorded by the registry is "Appeals dismissed in part and allowed in part; laws upheld". The record refers to 6 enactments, among them Orissa Entry Tax Act, 1999, Kerala Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 1994 and Bihar Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 1993. 6 statutory provisions are noted on the record.

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Court	Supreme Court of India
Record type	Judgment
Diary number	Diary No. 7271/1998
Date of decision	9 October 2017
Decision year	2017
Bench	HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN
Petitioner	STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS
Respondent	FR.WILLIAM FERNANDEZ ETC ETC
Disposal	Appeals dismissed in part and allowed in part; laws upheld
Reporting	reportable
Acts	Orissa Entry Tax Act, 1999 Kerala Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 1994 Bihar Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 1993 Jharkhand Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2002 Customs Act, 1962 Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Sections	Article 286(1)(b) Entry 41 of List I Entry 83 of List I Entry 52 of List II Section 2(d), 2(e), 2(f), 2(c), 2(h), 2(n), 3, 4 of respective State Acts Section 5 of Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
Provisions on CourtMesh	Article 304, The Constitution of India

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