Supreme Court of India
Union of India & Ors. v. Vkc Footsteps India Pvt Ltd.
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Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – ss. 54(3 ) and s.164 – Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 – r.89(5) – Writ petitions were filed in the High Court of Guja rat and High Court of Madras, challenging the validity of r.89(5) on the ground that it is ultra vires s.54(3) – The High Court of ujarat in VKC Footsteps India Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India (R/Spec ial Civil Application No.2792 of 2019) having examined the pr ovisions of s.54(3) and r.89(5) held that latter was ultra vires – However, the Madras High Court in Tvl. Transtonnelstroy Afcons Joint Venture v . Union of India
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- 1981 R.K. Garg Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc.
- 1996 Mafatlal Industries Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India Etc. Etc.
- 1978 In Re the Special Courts Bill, 1978 v. -
- 1973 State of Jammu & Kashmir v. Triloki Nath Khosa & Ors.
- 1989 Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Association of India, Etc. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 1972 Hira Lal Rattan Lal Etc. Etc. v. State of U.P. and Anr. Etc. Etc.
- 1992 State of Maharashtra v. Rattanlal
- 1989 Elel Hotels and Investments Limited and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India
- 1975 Kerala State Electricity Board v. Indian Aluminium Co.
- 2006 Arun Kumar and Ors v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2007 All India Federation of Tax Practitioners & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2010 Association of Leasing and Financial Service Companies v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1969 Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax and Others v. The Buckingham & Carnatic Co. Ltd, Etc.
- 2011 Union of India and Ors. v. M/s Nitdip Textile Processors Pvt. Ltd. and Another
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- 1988 Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (asst.) Dharwar v. Dharnendra Trading Company, Etc. Etc.
- 1991 Spences Hotel Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
- 1994 Bharat Hari Singhania and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Commissioner of Wealth Tax (central) and Ors.
- 2007 Commissioner of Income Tax, Coimbatore v. M/s. Lakshmi Machine Works
- 2018 Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-iii v. Hcl Technologies Ltd.
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- 2025 Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India and Others
- 2024 Chief Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax & Ors. v. M/s Safari Retreats Private Ltd. & Ors.
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