Supreme Court of India

State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. v. M/s. Shivalik Agro Poly Products and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 393
Bench R.C. Lahoti, G.P. Mathur and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 14 September 2004

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed above, the appeal· is allowed with costs.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Registration Act-Sections 78 & 79-Notifications issued by State Government-Fixing registration fee for registration of documents-On a graduated form on the basis of value of subject matter of the instrument­ Held, legal and valid. Tax and fee-Collection of Registration fee-Held, a fee and not tax­ The relationship between the levy and services rendered cannot be of mathematical exactitude-Further Held, the vagaries in its distribution amongst the class do not detract from the concept of a fee. The Respondents were allotted an industrial plot by the Himachal Pradesh Housin~ Board for

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