Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 466 · Decided 28 September 2000
A.P. Paper Mills LTD. ETC. Etc v. Government of A.P. and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 466 · [2000] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 513
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6317/1997
- Decided
- 28 September 2000
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.C. LAHOTI, D.P. MOHAPATRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Labour Laws : Factories Act, 1948-Section 6(/)(d)-The Andhra Pradesh Factories c Rules, 1950-Rule 5-Licencefee-Applicability of the principle of quid pro quo-Held, since it is a regulatory fee and not a fee for special services rendered the principle of quid pro quo does not apply. Andhra the licence fee from Rs. 10, 000 to Rs. 18, 00, 000-Whether valid-Held, it is D grossly high and excessive and therefore arbitrary. Appellants filed Writ Petitions before the High Court challenging the - steep increase in licence fees levied by the respondents, through a Government Order under
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