Supreme Court of India

M/s. Mycon Construction Ltd. v. State of Karnataka and Anr.

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Reported as [2002] 3 S.C.R. 854
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and Bisheshwar Prasad Singh JJ.
Decided 7 May 2002

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Sales Tax: Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 amended by Act 5 and Act 7 of 1996/ 1997-Section 17(6)(i)-Constitutional validity of-Works contract-Levy of Sales Tax by State on total consideration of the works contract- Legislative competence of State-Held, Section 17 (6) constitutionally valid and within the legislative competence of the State-Retrospective operation of Section 17(6)(i)-Held constitutionally valid-Legislative competence .to enact a statute being consistent with constitutional provision, a provision cannot become unconstitutional because of its retrospective operation-Constitution

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