Supreme Court of India

R.C. Tobacco Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 342
Bench Ruma Pal and Tarun Chatterjee JJ.
Decided 19 September 2005

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated we dismiss the transferred writ petitions without any order as to costs. v.s.s.

Judgment, page 29

From the headnote

Excise Law: Finance Act, 2003: Sei:tion 154 and Schedule IX. Excise duty-Notifications Nos. 32199 dated 8. 7.1999, 45199 dated 31.12.1999 and 112001 dated 22.1.2001-Retrospective operation of­ Constitutionality-Exemption granted to cigarette manufacturers by the Notifications retrospectively rescinded/withdrawn-Validity of-Held: Factors which are relevant to decide whether S. 154 is ex facie discriminatory, or so unreasonable or confiscatory that it violated Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution, considered-Such/actors examined and retro~pective rescinding/ withdrawing of said exemption, not

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