Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 188 · Decided 6 February 1996
LT. COL. Sawai Bhawani Singh Etc v. The State of Rajasthan and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 188 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 145
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1475/1980
- Decided
- 6 February 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, M.M. PUNCHHI, K. RAMASWAMY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
The Rajasthan Urban Lands Act, 1964 : Sections 3 and 4 Statute Law-Taxing statute-Amending Act-Introduced defect in charging provision A of principal act-Thereby rendered the entire principal act invalid-Defective C portion deleted by subsequent amendment-Held : Defective portion was severable act was within the legislative competence of the State LeiJislature. Constitution of India, 1950: D Schedule VII-'-List II Entry 49-Legislative competence-Levy of tax-Land and buildings-Must be levied separately as unit~Value of all lands and buildings-Levy of tax on-Would fall under List I
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