Supreme Court of India
Sona Chandi Oal Committee and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
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For the reasons stated above, we do not find any merit in this appeal and the same is dismissed with no order as to costs.
Judgment, page 16
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Bombay Money-Lenders Act, 1946-Section 9- -Bombay Money lenders Rules, 1959-Renewal of money lender's licence-Levy of inspec tion fee-Nature of, fee or tax in the guise of fee-Held : Levy of inspection fee for renewal of licence depends upon inspection of books of accounts of money lenders-Inspection of records, by itself, is direct service rendered . by the State to money lenders-Furthermore, fee charged is regulatory in nature to control and supervise the functioning of money lending business to protect debtors-Thus, fee imposed in nature of fees-Also, inspection fee and licence fee
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