Supreme Court of India

M. Ahammedkutty Haji v. Tahsildar, Kozhikode Kerala and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] 2 S.C.R. 167
Bench Ruma Pal and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 18 February 2005

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeal deserves to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Kera/a Building Tax Act, 1975-Sections 6(3) and 15(1)-Building tax­ levy of-On newly constructed building-Initial assessment by invqking Section 6(3)-'-Subsequent order invoking Section 15(1) for rectification of the previous order-Assessment u/s. 15(/) upheld by the Revenue Authority, Single Judge and Division Bench of High Court-On appeal, held: Since the building in question was new, Section 6(3) could not have been invoked as the same is applicable only in cases covered u/s 5(2),(3) or (4) to a building already in existence-Hence, order invoking Section 15(/) for rectifying the mistake

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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