Supreme Court of India
State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. v. Sheopat Rai and Ors.
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In the result, we allow this aP,peal, set aside the judgment of the High Court under appeal and dismiss the writ petition iri which that judgment is rendered.
Judgment, page 26
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 246, Second Schedule, List II, Entries 8, 51, 62, 66--Foreign Liquor-Sale of-State Government's exclusive privilege-Sold to private person under a licence for consideration tenned as 'Licence fee' or on a graduated or unifonn scale in lieu of 'licence fee' and tenned as 'fixed fee', by virtue of U.P. Excise (Amendment) Ordinance, 1972-Held, the Ordinance was promulgated with regard to a subject on which State Legislature had competence to legislate under Entry 8, List [[-'Licence fee' and 'fixed fee' are not 'fee', 'tax', 'duty' or 'cess' as envisaged by
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