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All India Tax Payers Welfare Association Vs. Union of India (Uoi)

Court : Chennai

Subject : Service Tax

Acts : Finance Act, 1994 - Sections 65, 66, 68, 68(1), 70, 71A and 83; Central Excise Act, 1944 - Sections 1B, 9C, 9D, 11, 11BB, 11C, 11D, 12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 14, 15, 35F, 35D, 35E, 36, 36A, 36B, 37A, 37B, 37C, 37O, and 40; Finance Act, 2003 - Sections 66, 669(1) and 68; Finance Act, 2004 - Sections 83; Central Excises Act, 1944 - Sections 9C, 9D, 11, 11B, 11BB, 11C, 11D, 12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 14, 15, 35F to 35O, 35Q, 36, 36A, 36B, 37A, 37B, 37C, 37D and 40; Service Tax Rules, 1997 - Rules 2, 12 and 17

Reported in : (2006)205CTR(Mad)360; 2006[4]STR14

let us look into the relevant provisions of the Act for disposal of this writ petition:Section 68 of Finance Act, 2003 : Every person providing taxable service to any person shall pay Service Tax at the rate specified in … to a duty of Excise (9C, 9D, 11, 1B, (11BB), 11C, 11D, 12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E,, 14, 15, 35F, to 35D, 35E, 36, 36A, 36B, 37A, 37B, 37C, 37O, and 40 of the Central Excise

R.C. Tobacco Pvt. Ltd. and anr. Etc. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Excise

Acts : Finance Act, 1982 - Sections 51; Central Excise Act, 1944 - Sections 5A, 5A(1), 11A and 11B; Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 1985 - Sections 11A; Finance Act, 2003 - Sections 154, 154(1) and 154(4); Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985; Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 - Sections 3(3); Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 - Sections 3(3); Bombay Sales Tax Rules, 1959 - Rule 41E; ;Orissa Sales Tax Act, 1947 - Sections 6; Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy Amendment and Repeal) Act, 1989 - Sections 26; ;Central Excise Rules, 1982 - Rules 9, 9(1) and 49; Bombay Sales Tax (Amendment) Rules, 1992 - Rule 41E; ;Constitution of India - Articles 13, 14, 16 and 19, 19(1), 31(1), 265, 276(2) and 286; ;Orissa Sales Tax Validation Act, 1

Reported in : 2005(102)ECC449; 2005(188)ELT129(SC); JT2005(12)SC281; (2005)7SCC725

appeals. Immediately after the decision of the Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court, Section 154 of the Finance Act, 2003 was enacted by Parliament. The section reads as follows: "154.Amendment of notifications issued under Section 5-A of the … removing a benefit consciously granted. He says that where the retrospective legislation is unreasonable it would violate Article 14 and 19 of the Constitution and would have to be struck down as unconstitutional. It is submitted that

Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi-i Vs. Joint Secretary(Revisionar ...

Court : Delhi

Subject : Excise

under section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001 (14 of 2001), as amended by Section 169 of the Finance Act, 2003 (32 of 2003) and further amended by Section 3 of the Finance Act, 2004 (13 of 2004); (e)

Maruti Suzuki Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi-iii

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Excise

Acts : Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985; CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002 - Rules 2, 3(1), 6, 6(1) and 14; Additional Duties of Excise (Textile and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 - Sections 3, 3(2), 4 and 4(2); Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 - Sections 3; Finance Act, 2001 - Sections 65, 66 and 136; Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931; Finance Act, 2003 - Sections 157; Customs Tariff Act - Sections 3; Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931; Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 - Sections 91, 93, 95; Central Excise Rules, 2000 - Rules 3(1), 7, 9 and 16(2); CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004

Reported in : 2009(168)LC87(SC); 2009(240)ELT641(SC); JT2009(11)SC8; 2009(11)SCALE446; (2009)9SCC193; [2009]18STJ323(SC); [2009]22STT54; 2009(7)LC3257(SC)

(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above; andvii. the additional duty of excise leviable under Section 157 of the Finance Act, 2003 (32 of 2003), paid on any inputs or capital goods received in the factory on or after the … 39/2001-Central Excise, dated the 31st July, 2001 [G.S.R.565(E), dated the 31st July, 2001], No. 56/2002-Central Excise, dated the 14th November, 2002 [G.S.R. 764(E), dated the 14th November, 2002], No. 57/2002-Central Excise, dated 14th November, 2002 [G.S.R.765(E), dated

Tata Sky Limited Vs. the State of Uttarakhand and ors.

Court : Uttaranchal

Subject : Company

Acts : Companies Act, 1956; ; Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 - Section 4; ; Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933; ; Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1979 - Sections 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4A(4), 4B and 4C; ; Bombay Entertainments Duty Act, 1923; ; Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax (Amendment) Act, 2009; ; Finance Act, 2001 - Sections 65, 65(5), 65(13), 65(63), 65(72) and 137; ; Prasar Bharti (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 - Section 2; ; Finance Act, 2002 - Sections 65, 66(5), 65(14), 65(15), 65(80) and 65(90); ; Finance Act, 2003 - Section 65, 65(16), 65(95), 65(105) and 66(1); ; Finance Act, 2004; ; Finance Act, 2005 - Section 65(16) and 65(105); ; Government of India Act, 1935; ; Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995; ; Bengal Amusements Tax Act, 1922; ; We

cent of the gross amount charged by the service provider) even under the Finance Act, 2002.19(iii). Under the Finance Act, 2003, the term 'broadcasting' was re-defined through Section 65(15), which is being extracted hereunder:65. Definitions.- In this Chapter, unless … Appeal No. 21 of 2009, the State of Uttarakhand preferred Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 14605 of 2009 State of Uttarakhand and Ors. v. Tata Sky Limited before the Supreme Court. The aforesaid Petition

Madras Hire Purchase Association Represented by Mr. NitIn Sagan Vs. Un ...

Court : Chennai

Subject : Sales Tax/VATConstitution

Acts : Sale of Goods Act, 1930; Finance Act, 1994 - Sections 65, 65(12), 65(14), 65(105) and 66; Companies Act, 1956 - Sections 2; Constitution of India (Eighty-eighth) (Amendment) Act, 2003; Constitution of India (Forty-sixth) (Amendment) Act; Finance Act, 2000 - Sections 116 and 117; Finance Act, 2001 - Sections 137; Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19, 19(1), 246, 246(1), 265, 268A and 366(29A)

Reported in : (2009)225CTR(Mad)289; (2009)5MLJ1137; [2009]18STJ235(Madras); 2009[16]STR3; (2009)25VST446(Mad)

268-A are introduced giving authority to the parliament to legislate on service tax; that Section 65(12) of the Finance Act, 1994 defines 'Banking and other financial services' as 'financial leasing services including equipment leasing and hire-purchases'. The learned … backup was further provided by the introduction of Article 268-A in the Constitution vide the Constitution (Eighty-eighth Amendment) Act, 2003 which stated that taxes on services shall be charged by the Central Government and appropriated between the Union … J.1. The prayer in all the above writ petitions i.e., W.P. Nos. 14905, 15327, 15328, 15559 and 15560 of 2001 are identical, W.A. No. 4119

Gurcharan Singh Vs. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : CustomsCriminal

Acts : Customs Act, 1962 - Sections 2, 2(33), 2(41), 8, 11, 13, 50, 76, 77, 104, 111, 113, 123, 132, 135, 135(1), 135B, 136 and 136(1); Customs (Amendment) Act, 2003; Finance Act, 2003 - Sections 109; Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 - Sections 14, 14(1), 15 and 18; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) - Sections 482; Finance (No. 2) Act, 1991; Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Rules, 1993 - Rule 11

Reported in : 2008(1)ALD(Cri)968; 2008CriLJ2238; 2008(128)ECC5; 2008(154)LC5(SC); 2008(224)ELT497(SC); JT2008(4)SC383; 2008(4)SCALE403; 2008AIRSCW2280; 2008(2)AICLR821; 2008(3)Supreme28

entry of goods which was even otherwise covered. It is in that contingency that Section 109 of the Finance Act, 2003 provided:109. In Section 113 of the Customs Act, -(a) in Clauses (c), (e), (f), (g) and (h), the … issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 18 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 viz-a-viz Section 14 thereof providing for valuation of goods for the purposes of assessment, it was held:16. The aforesaid section would

P.C. JaIn Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and anr.

Court : Delhi

Subject : Customs

Acts : Customs Act, 1962 - Sections 129(1) to 129(5), 129(6), 146A and 146A(2); Finance Act, 2007 - Sections 110; Advocates Act, 1961 - Sections 30; Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926 - Sections 9(4), 14 and 14(1); Central Excise Act, 1944 - Sections 2, 12, 35D, 35Q, 35Q(2) and 50; Finance Act, 1994 - Sections 65(5) and 83; Gold (Control) Act, 2003 - Sections 135; Customs and Excise Revenue Appellate Tribunal Act, 1986 - Sections 11; Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 - Sections 11; Haryana Ceiling of Land Holdings Act, 1972 - Sections 20A; Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 - Sections 48(8); Maharastra Restoration of Lands to Schedule Tribes Act, 1974 - Sections 3(1), 4 and 9A; Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958; Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19(1), 19(6), 21,

Reported in : 159(2009)DLT326

1962 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Custom Act'). The said provision was introduced by Section 110 of the Finance Act, 2007 w.e.f. 11.05.2007.1.1 The petitioners being aggrieved, have laid a challenge to the said provision, broadly on two … expression 'service tax' in place of 'Gold (Control)' by Act 32 of 2003 by Section 135 w.e.f. 14.05.2003. Similarly, the definition of Appellate Tribunal as … person legally authorised to take evidence - as encapsulated in Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961 and Section 14 of the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926. Here it is relevant to point out that the petitioners have

Pawan Kumar and ors. Vs. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

Court : Delhi

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Customs Act, 1962 - Sections 8, 11, 14, 27, 50(2), 111, 104, 113, 123, 132, 135, 135(1), 135(2), 136, 136(1) and 136(2); Finance Act, 2003; Income Tax Act, 1961 - Sections 43B; Finance Act, 1987; Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 107; Foreign Exchange Regulation Act - Sections 18 and 67

Reported in : 2007(94)DRJ566; 2007(218)ELT331(Del)

135 of the Customs Act. This submission was based on the amendment in the Act made by the Finance Act, 2003, which had brought in the activities of fraudulent claim of duty drawback within the four corners of punishing … to illegal/unauthorised money transaction. Over goods would result in illegal irregular transactions in foreign currency. Customs Act, 1962 Section 14 value of goods to be exported whether, while exporting the goods, exporter has to give value of the

Cit Vs. Kei Industries Ltd.

Court : Delhi

Subject : Direct Taxation

and, inter alia, Chapter III. The Court then took note of the retrospective amendment in 2003: ―13. The Finance Act, 2003 made significant changes both with prospective and retrospective effect from the assessment year 2001-2002. The significant retrospective amendment … court then took note of various provisions which dealt with computation of total income, viz Section 2 (45); Section 14 and Section 80B (5) (―gross total income‖) and held that: ―The position that emerges from a harmonious reading