Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab and Ors. v. Ajudhia Nath and Anr.

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Reported as [1981] 3 S.C.R. 686
Bench D.A. Desai J.
Decided 7 May 1981

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated, both the appeals are accepted and the impugned judgment. which cannot be sustained, is reversed so. that both the petitions under article 226 of the Constitution of India filed by the respondents before the High Court and accepted by it are dismissed.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Punjab Excise Act and Rules made thereunder-Principle of natural justice of giving opportunity to be heard does not come into play when the demand is merely for payment of a sum becoming d11e under the conditions of the licence. Constitution of India, 1950, Entry 51 of List IT of Schedule VII read with ~ section 31 of the Punjab Excise Act-Still-head duty is neither a duty of excise nor can be regarded as a tax of any kind whatsoever. Condition 8 of the licence to run liquor vends in various parts of Punjab during the financial year 1965-66 laid down: (i) the licencee shall lift each month

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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