NHPC LTD vs THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SECRETARY

Supreme Court of IndiaJudgment6 September 2023

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The Supreme Court of India decided this matter on 6 September 2023. The registry identifies it as Diary No. 12907/2009. The bench of 2 comprised Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice B.V. Nagarathna.

The disposal recorded by the registry is "Appeals dismissed; amendments upheld; liability to pay tax from 01.04.2023". The record refers to 5 enactments, among them Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1955, Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1997 and Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. 14 statutory provisions are noted on the record.

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Court	Supreme Court of India
Record type	Judgment
Diary number	Diary No. 12907/2009
Date of decision	6 September 2023
Decision year	2023
Bench	HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA
Petitioner	NHPC LTD
Respondent	THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SECRETARY
Disposal	Appeals dismissed; amendments upheld; liability to pay tax from 01.04.2023
Reporting	reportable
Acts	Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1955 Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1997 Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950
Sections	Section 3 Section 3(1) Section 3(1A) Section 3A Section 3B Section 9 Section 2(aa) Section 2(c) Section 2(e) Section 2(f) Section 2(g) Section 2(ia) Section 2(gb) Section 2(gc)

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