THE STATE OF KERALA vs ASIANET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Supreme Court of IndiaJudgment22 May 2025

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The Supreme Court of India decided this matter on 22 May 2025. Its neutral citation is 2025 INSC 757. The bench of 2 comprised Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice B.V. Nagarathna.

The disposal recorded by the registry is "The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of the operators challenging the state laws, uphe…". The record refers to 6 enactments, among them Kerala Tax on Luxuries Act, 1976, Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1979 and Rajasthan Entertainments & Advertisements Tax Act, 1957. 40 statutory provisions are noted on the record.

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Court	Supreme Court of India
Record type	Judgment
Neutral citation	2025 INSC 757
Diary number	Diary No. 8142/2013
Date of decision	22 May 2025
Decision year	2025
Bench	HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA
Petitioner	THE STATE OF KERALA
Respondent	ASIANET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Disposal	The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of the operators challenging the state laws, upheld the validity of the laws, a…
Reporting	reportable
Acts	Kerala Tax on Luxuries Act, 1976 Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1979 Rajasthan Entertainments & Advertisements Tax Act, 1957 Gujarat Entertainments Tax Act, 1977 Jharkhand Entertainment Tax Act, 2012 Punjab Entertainment Duty Act, 1955 Delhi Entertainments and Betting Tax Act, 1996 Assam Amusements and Betting Tax Act, 1939 Orissa Entertainment Tax Act, 2006 Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax (Amendment) Act, 2009 Gujarat Entertainment Tax (Exhibition by means of Direct-to-Home (DTH) Broadcasting Services) Rules, 2010 Kerala Finance Act, 2006
Sections	Article 14 Article 19(1)(a) Article 246 Article 248 Section 2(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1937 Section 2(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1937 Section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1937 Section 4 of the Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1937 Section 2(g) of the Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1937 Section 2(3) of the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act, 1939 Section 4-I of the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act, 1939 Section 2(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937 Section 2(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937 Section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937 Section 4 of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937 Section 2(g) of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937 Section 2(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937 Section 2(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937 Section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937 Section 4 of the Uttar Pradesh Act of 1937

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