The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) and a writ petition challenging additional fees imposed for delay in applying for various vehicle related services.
Challenging a Bombay High Court order on January 10 that dismissed its plea, Vedanta said the impugned levy is a tax and not a fee since it did not receive any special benefit, either individually or as a member of a class, which the Supreme Court has held to be a requirement for a levy to qualify as a fee in the case of Jalkal Vibhag Nagar Nigam vs Pradeshiya Industrial and Investment Co.
Prayagraj: Taking serious note of no water supply to a large number of residents of Allahpur, Prayagraj, the Allahabad high court on Wednesday directe.
The present ruling of the Supreme Court consciously blurs this line to say that a tax and a fee must not be understood primarily based on the concept of quid pro quo.