Supreme Court of India

M/s. Dewan Chand Builders & Contractors. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 13 S.C.R. 214
Bench D.K. Jain and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.
Decided 18 November 2011

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The Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Gess Act, 1996 - The Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 - Constitutional validity of - Gess levied under the Scheme of the Gess Act - 'Fee' or 'Tax' - Held: Is a fee and not a tax - Gess on the cost of construction incurred by the employers on the building and other construction works is for ensuring sufficient funds for the Welfare Boards to undertake social security schemes and welfare measures - Funds, so collected is set apart for the benefit of the building and

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