Supreme Court of India

Sashi Prasad Barooah v. The Agriculture Income-tax Officer, Shillong, Assam & Ors.

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Reported as [1977] 2 S.C.R. 645
Bench Hans Raj Khanna J.
Decided 19 January 1977

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We are of the opinion that the State Govern­ ment was competent to make the part of rule 23 reproduced above in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 50: According to that sub-section, the State Government may subject to previous publication make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Judgment, page 7

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