Supreme Court of India

State of Bihar and Ors. v. Sachchldanand Kishore Prasad Sinha and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] 1 S.C.R. 256
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy and Sujata V. Manohar JJ.
Decided 16 January 1995

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, the appeal in allowed and the judgment of the High Court is set aside.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Constitution of India-Art. 14--Assessment of Annual Rental Value of Holding Rules, 1993-Rule 3(1)(a) and (c)--Patna Municipal Corporation Act-Classification of holding-Notification issued under Rule 3(2) classifying c "road''-Notification under Rule 5(1) specifying rates of rental value- Validity--Plinciples applicable in case of taxing enactments and Art. 14--Clas- siftcation made by Municipal Corporation- mere possibility of a better clas- siftcation- No ground to strike dbwn classification made by Rule as discliminatory-Order of High Court striking down clauses (a) & ( c) of sub- mle ( 1)

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