Supreme Court of India

Seth Banarsi Das Etc. v. Wealth Tax Officer, Special Circle Meerut, Etc.

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Reported as [1965] 2 S.C.R. 355
Bench P. B. Gajendragadkar, M. Hldayatullah, J. C. Shah, S. M. Srkri and R. S. Bachawat JJ.
Decided 8 December 1964

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Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (No. 27 of 1957). s. 3-Ilindu undivided fami­ lies made chargeable to wealth tax-Section. whether ultra Vires-Consti­ tution of lnd.'a, Seven!li Schedule, List I, Emry 86. The appellants who were Hindu undivided families challenged the levy of wealth tax on them on the ground that s. 3 of the Wealth-lax Act, 1957, in so far as it brought to charge l!i.Ildu undivided fan1ilies \\'as ultra vires being beyond the terms of Entry 86 in List I. Their writ peti­ tion> before the High Court ha\·ing been rejected, but a certificate of fitness having been granted, they appealed to

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