CourtMesh

THE STATE OF KERALA vs ASIANET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Supreme Court of IndiaJudgment

Court record

Court record details
CourtSupreme Court of India
Record typeJudgment
Neutral citation2025 INSC 757
Diary numberDiary No. 8142/2013
Date of decision
Bench
  • HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA
  • HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA
DisposalThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of the operators challenging the state laws, upheld the validity of the laws, a…
Reportingreportable
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

These are the case details as recorded by the court. CourtMesh does not alter court records.

Inside the full case file

LockedHeadnoteUnlocks with a free account
LockedKey Facts
LockedLegal Issues

See the rest of this matter

The court record above is free, and it stays free. A free CourtMesh account opens the rest of the file:

  • The complete timeline of the matter, hearing by hearing
  • Every order and document on the record, ready to read
  • The full judgment exactly as the court published it
  • AI analysis: what was decided, on what reasoning, in minutes instead of an afternoon

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

The same account unlocks all of CourtMesh Research: AI-powered search across 300 million+ Indian court records, a research agent that finds and reads the case law for you, and every judgment page like this one, in full.