NHPC Ltd. vs State Of Himachal Pradesh Secretary

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2023 Supreme(SC) 841

B. V. NAGARATHNA, UJJAL BHUYAN
NHPC Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State Of Himachal Pradesh Secretary – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Yashraj Singh Deora, Adv. M/S. Mitter & Mitter Co., AOR Mr. Priyesh Mohan Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Singh, Adv. Mr. Piyush Sharma, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Anup Kumar Rattan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Karan Kapur, Adv. Mr. Vivek Kumar, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Gautam, AOR Mr. Shubham Soni, Adv. Mr. Vineet Kumar, Adv. Mr. Abhinav Mukerji, AOR Mr. Anup Kumar Rattan, AG of HP/Sr. Adv. Mr. Kartikeya Rastogi, Adv. Ms. Inderdeep Kaur Raina, Adv. Ms. Radhika Gautam, AOR Mr. Puneet Rajta, Adv. Mr. Radhika Gautam, Adv. Mr. Karan Kapur, Adv. Mr. Vivek Kumar, Adv.

Judgement Key Points

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Table of Content
1. overview of act of 1955 and amendments (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments by appellants challenging the amendments (Para 4)
3. interpretation of legislative competence (Para 5 , 6 , 12)
4. analysis of legislative changes and judicial precedents (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
5. legislative competence and legislative intent clarified (Para 15 , 19 , 21)
6. affirmation of the act and its applicability (Para 23 , 26)
7. final order of the court dismissing appeals (Para 27)

NAGARATHNA, J.

Bird’s eye view of the controversy:

2.1. These appeals also call for consideration of ancillary arguments in the matter such as legislative competence of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly to enact the Act of 1955 and the Amendment and Validation Act of 1997, which are stated to be enacted on the strength of Article 246, read with Entry 56 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

Brief facts of the case:

3.1. The facts in a nutshell are that the Act of 1955 was enacted by the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly with a view to levy tax on passengers and goods carri

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2023 Supreme(SC) 841

B. V. NAGARATHNA, UJJAL BHUYANNHPC Ltd. – AppellantVersusState Of Himachal Pradesh Secretary – Respondent

B. V. NAGARATHNA, UJJAL BHUYAN
NHPC Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State Of Himachal Pradesh Secretary – Respondent