Supreme Court · 1960 INSC 151 · Decided 13 September 1960
The Bullion and Grain Exchange LTD. and OTHERS. v. The State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1960 INSC 151 · [1961] 1 S.C.R. 668
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 123/1955
- Decided
- 13 September 1960
- Bench
- S.K. DAS, M. HIDAYATULLAH, K.C. DAS GUPTA, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS · 1[1961] THE BULLION AND GRAIN EXCHANGE LTD. AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB (S. K. DAS, M. HIDAYATL'LLAH, K. c. DAS GUP'rA, J. C. SHAII and N. RAJAOOPALA AYYANOAR, ,JJ.) For;;•ard Contracts Tax-Validity of maclmtnl · -Legislative on the business of com­ mission agents in forwarrl contracts, filed a petition before the High Court of Punjab under Art. 226 of the Constitution of I 11dia challenging the validity of the Punjab Forward Contracts Tax Act, I<J5I, on the ground that it was ultra vires the powers conferred
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