Supreme Court of India

Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. & Another v. State of Bihar & Others

Neutral citation
Reported as [2017] 12 S.C.R. 517
Bench J. Chelameswar and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ.
Decided 15 December 2017

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the judgment under appeal cannot be sustained and needs to be set aside.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Constitution of India: Art.265 and 366(28) - Large chunk of land allocated to · c· appellant-Company by the State - Water of the river which flew past that parcel of land was used by the company - Dam constructed on the river by the State - Demand by the State against the appellant­ Company towards bill for water drawn from the river - Writ petition challenging the demand - Dismissed by High Court - On appeal plea of the company that demand was violative of Art.265 - Pleas of State that the demand was 'fee' and the expression 'tax' in Art.265 would not take within its sweep 'fee' -

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.