Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1236 · Decided 15 December 2017
Tata Iron and Steel CO. LTD. & Another v. State of Bihar & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1236 · [2017] 12 S.C.R. 517
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5360/2005
- Decided
- 15 December 2017
- Bench
- JASTI CHELAMESWAR, S. ABDUL NAZEER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 366(28)
Headnote
Constitution of India: B Art.265 and 366(28) - Large chunk of land allocated to · c· appellant-Company by the State - Water of the river which flew past that parcel of land was used by the company - Dam constructed on the river by the State - Demand by the State against bill for water drawn from the river - Writ petition challenging the demand - Dismissed by High Court - On appeal plea of the company that demand was violative of Art.265 - Pleas D of State that the demand was 'fee' and the expression 'tax' in Art.265 would not take within its sweep 'fee' -
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