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VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. The petitioner herein is a registered company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and is engaged in refining and marketing petroleum products. The petitioner’s refinery at Vadodara is engaged in the processing of crude petroleum products and the petitioner plays a vital role in supplying the petroleum products across the country. By way of present petition, the petitioner seeks to challenge the action of the respondent authority whereby, the respondent authority has ordered to charge and collect water tax to the tune of Rs.1,82,11,534/-. Being aggrieved by the aforesaid action initiated by the respondent authority, the petitioner herein has approached this Court seeking following reliefs:
[b] this Hon’ble Court be pleased to hold and declare that the respondents have acted wholly without jurisdiction in issuing resolution dated 24.09.2002;
[c] that pending admission, heari
The court emphasized the importance of fairness and adherence to the principles of natural justice in contractual disputes, and held that it would be unfair to demand arrears of charges based on a re....
The court emphasized the principle of fairness in contractual agreements and the importance of upholding executed contracts.
Unfairness of demanding arrears based on retrospective reassessment of water charges when a concluded contract and benefit passed on to consumers.
Water cess can only be imposed when water is drawn from irrigation works as defined by the Bihar Irrigation Act, 1997, and requires a prior notification to classify a part of a river as such; failure....
Increase in water supply charges - Executive function includes “initiation of legislation, maintenance of the order and carrying on supervision, General Administration of to the State.
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