Supreme Court of India

Hardeodas Jagannath v. State of Assam & Ors.

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Reported as [1969] 2 S.C.R. 261
Bench J. C. Shah, V. Ramaswami, G. K. Mitter, K. S. Jiegde and A. N. Grover JJ.
Decided 27 September 1968

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the High Court was right in dismissing the writ petitions and these appeals must be dismissed with costs-there will be one set of hearing fees.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Extra Provincial Jurisdiction Act (47 of 1947), ss. 4 and 6-Juris­ diction of Central Government to extend State Act to former Indion Princely States--Answers submitted by Central Government to questions by Court-Conclusive evidence. Assam Sales Tax Act (17 of 1947) as amended by Act 6 of 1958 s. 30---Whether properly extended to Shillong Administered Area-Appeal by ass.essee without paying tax or penalty-Prayer for acceptance of security-Power of Appellate Authorit.y to accept security in lieu of cash. By a notification dated April 15, 1948 the Government of India ex­ tended the Assam Sales

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 2 mentioned

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