Supreme Court of India

State of Kerala & Ors. v. A. P. Mammikutiy

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Reported as [2015] 7 S.C.R. 764
Bench Dipak Misra and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 1 July 2015

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Kera/a Building Tax Act, 1975 - ss.2(e) Explanation c II, 2(k) and 5A - Imposition of 'luxury tax' - On a residential buildings, consisting of 13 residential apartments- Whether Revenue entitled to levy tax, by clubbing the plinth area of the 13 apartments, or plinth area of individual apartment should have been taken into consideration - Held: Each residential building owned by single owner could be subjected to luxury tax, if it has plinth area which exceeds 278. 7 sq. mts. - However, Explanation to s.2(e) has to be read harmoniously with proviso to s.2(k) and s.5A - Purposive

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