SupremeToday Landscape Ad
Back
Next
Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation
judgment-img

2006 Supreme(All) 641

R.K.AGRAWAL, SAROJ BALA
J. K. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTOR – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent


Advocates:
Referred to : Kailash Nath and another v. State of U.P. and others, AIR 1957 SC 790
B.N.Nagarajan and others v. State of Mysore and others, AIR 1966 SC 1942
Chief Settlement Commissioner, Punjab and others v. Om Prakash and others, AIR 1969 SC 33
M/s.Bishambr Dayal Chandra Mohan etc. etc. v. State of U.P. and others, AIR 1982 SC 33
State of Sikkim v. Dorjee Tshering Bhutia and others, 1991 4 SCC 243
Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority v. Sharadkumar Jayantikumar Pasawalla and others, 1992 3 SCC 285
Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai v. Anjum M.H.Ghaswala and others, 2002 1 SCC 633
Hindustan Times and others v. State of U.P. and another, 2003 1 SCC 591
Captain Sube Singh and others v. The Lt. Governor of Delhi and others, 2004 6 SCC 440
Sharma and Co. and others v. The State of U.P. and others, AIR 1975 All 386
M/s.Banarasi Dass Chadha and Bros. v. Lt. Governor, Delhi Administration and others, AIR 1978 SC 1587
State of Orissa and others v. Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. and others, AIR 1995 SC 1868
Vir Singh @ Mitthu Lal v. State of U.P. and others, 2003 50 ALR 148
State of West Bengal and another v. Kesoram Industries Ltd. and others, 2004 1 JT 375
Northern Pacific Railway Company vs. John A.Sedrbarg, 1902 47 LawEd 575
Midland R.C. vs. Haunchwood Brick and Tile Co., 1882 20 ChDiv 552
Hext v. Gill, 1972 7 Ch 699
Tenant vs. Smith, 1982 0 AC 150
St.Aubyn vs. Att. Gen., 1951 2 AllER 473
Cape Brandy Syndicate vs. IRC, 1921 1 KB 64
Gursahai Saigal vs. C.I.T., Punjab, AIR 1963 SC 1062
C.I.T.Madras vs. V.MR.P.Firm,Muar, 1965 1 SCR 815
Controller of estate Duty, Gujarat vs. Kantilal Trikamal, AIR 1976 SC 1935
India Cement Ltd vs. State of T.N., 1990 1 SCC 12
Ram Jawaya Kapur vs. State of Punjab, AIR 1955 SC 549
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. vs. Sawyer, 1952 343 US 579
Dhanajaya Reddy vs. State of Karnataka, 2001 4 SCC 9
Commissioner of Income tax Mumbai vs. Anjum M.H.Gaswala and others, 2002 1 SCC 633
Mehsana District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. and others vs. State of Rujrat and others, 2004 2 SCC 463
Ram Phal Kundu vs. Kamal Sharma, 2004 2 SCC 759
Mamleshwar Prasad vs. Kanhaiya Lal, 1975 2 SCC 232
A.R.Antulay vs. R.S.Nayak, 1988 2 SCC 602
Lord Goddard in Moore v. Hewitt, 1947 2 AllER(KBD) 270
Penny vs. Nicholas, 1950 2 AllER(KBD) 89
State of U.P. vs. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd., 1991 4 SCC 139
Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd. vs. Jindal Exports Ltd., 2001 6 SCC 356
Government of A.P. vs. B.Satyanarayana Rao, 2000 4 SCC 462
State of Bihar vs. Kalika Kuer alias Kalika Singh and others, 2003 5 SCC 448
Kailash Nath and another v. State of U.P. and others, AIR 1957 SC 790
Charanjit Lal Chowdhury v. The Union of India and others, AIR 1951 SC 41
Shri Ram Krishna Dalmia and others v. Shri Justice S.R.Tendolkar and others, AIR 1958 SC 538
State of Bombay and another v. F.N.Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 318
Hamdard Dawakhana and another v. The Union of India and others, AIR 1960 SC 554
M/s.Jalan Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. Mill Mazdoor Sabha, AIR 1967 SC 691
West Bengal v. Girish Kumar Navalakha and others, 1975 4 SCC 754
State of Bihar v. Bihar Distillery Ltd., AIR 1997 SC 1511
Union of India v. Elphinstone Spinning and Weaving Co. Ltd. and others, AIR 2001 SC 724
India Cement Ltd. and others v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, 1990 1 SCC 12
Governor General in Council v. Province of Madras, AIR 1945 PC 98
Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., AIR 1990 SC 1927
Hingir Rampur Coal Company Limited v. State of Orissa, AIR 1961 SC 459
Highley v. Phillips, 176 Md 463
Jenkins v. Johson, C.C.N.Y., 9 Blatchf 516
State of West Bengal v. Jagadamba Prasad Singh, AIR 1969 Calcutta 281
Bhagwan Dass v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1976 SC 1393
Hext v. Gill, 1972 7 Ch 699
Laddu Mal v. State of Bihar, AIR 1965 Patna 491
Amar Singh Modilal v. Stte of Haryana, AIR 1972 PandH 356
State of Bombay v. F.N.Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 318
Mahant Modi Das v. S.P.Sahi, AIR 1959 SC 942
Waman Rao and others v. Union of India and others, 1981 2 SCC 362
M.R.F. Ltd. v. Inspector, Kerala Govt., 1998 8 SCC 227
K.K.Kochuni v. State of Madras and Kerala, AIR 1960 SC 1080
O.K.Ghos v. E.X.Joseph, AIR 1963 SC 812
Indian Handicrafts Emporium v. Union of India, 2003 7 SCC 589
Indira Sawhney etc. etc. v. Union of India and others, AIR 1993 SC 477
State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Kureshi Kassab Jamat and others, 2005 8 SCC 534
Kesavananda Bharati case, 1973 4 SCC 225
Collector of Customs v. Nathella Sampathu Chetty, AIR 1962 SC 316
Hari Krishna Bhargav v. Union of India, AIR 1966 SC 619
Shyam Kishore v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi, AIR 1992 SC 2279
A.Thangal Kunju Musaliar v. M. Venkatichalam Potti, AIR 1956 SC 246
Budhan Chowdhry v. State of Bihar, AIR 1955 SC 191
Mafatlal Industries Ltd. v. Union of India, 1997 3 SCC 536
Collector of Customs v. Nathella Samapthu Chetty, 1962 3 SCR 786
State of Rajasthan v. Union of India, AIR 1977 SC 1361
Commissioner, H.R.E. v. Sri Lakshmindra Thirtha Swamiar of sri Shirur Mutt, AIR 1954 SC 282
Maulavi Hussein Haji Abraham Umarji v. State of Gujarat, 2004 6 SCC 672
Unique Butyle Tube Industries (P) Ltd. v. U.P.Financial Corporation, 2003 2 SCC 455
Padma Sundara Rao v. State of T.N., 2002 3 SCC 533
Sushil Kumar Sharma v. Union of India and others, 2005 6 SCC 281
State of Gujarat and others v. Akhil Gujarat Pravasi V.S.Mahamandal and others, 2004 5 SCC 155
Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Board for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution v. Andhra Pradesh Rayons Ltd. and others, AIR 1989 SC 611
M/s.Saraswati Sugar Mills v. Haryana State Board and others, AIR 1992 SC 224
Commissioner of Income-tax, Madras v. Kasturi and Sons Ltd., AIR 1999 SC 1275
Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and others v. State of Andhra Pradesh and others, AIR 2000 SC 2905
State of Bombay v. Automobile and Agricultural Industries Corporation, Bombay, 1961 12 STC 122
Hansraj and Sons v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and others, AIR 2002 SC 2692
Commissioner of Income Tax, Bombay v. Gwalior Rayons Silk Mfg. Co. Ltd., AIR 1992 SC 1782
Lenigh Valley Coal Co. v. Yensavage, 218 FR 547
Union of India v. Filip Tiago De Gama of Vedem Vasco De Gama, 1990 1 SCC 277
D.R.Venkatachalam v. Dy.Transport Commr, 1977 2 SCC 273
Rishabh Agro Industries Ltd. v. P.N.B.Capital Services Ltd., 2000 5 SCC 515
Petron Engineering Construction Pvt. Ltd. and another v. Central Board of Direct Taxes and others, AIR 1989 SC 501
D.K.Trivedi and Sons v. State of Gujarat, 1986 Supp0 SCC 20
H.R.S.Murthy v. Collector of Chittoor, AIR 1965 SC 177
Laxmi Narayan Agarwalla v. State of Orissa, AIR 1983 Ori 210
Surajdin Laxmanlal v. State of M.P., Nagpur, AIR 1960 MP 129
Shanti Saroop Sharma (Dr.) v. State of Punjab, AIR 1969 PandH 79
Saurashtra Cement and Chemical Industires Ltd.v. Union of India, AIR 1979 Guj 180
Inderjeet Singh Sial v. Karam Chand Thapar, 1995 6 SCC 166
Quarry Owners Assn. V. State of Bihar, 2000 8 SCC 655
State of M.P. v. Mahalaxmi Fabric Mills Ltd., 1995 Supp1 SCC 642
Saurashtra Cement and Chemical Industries Ltd. v. Union of India, 2001 1 SCC 91
P.N.Krishna Lal and others v. Government of Kerala and another, 1995 Supp2 SCC 187
Lord Goddard in Moore v. Hewitt, 1947 2 AllER 270
Young v. Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd., 1944 2 AllER 293

R. K. AGRAWAL, J.

( 1 ) IN this batch of writ petitions, all the petitioners have questioned the jurisdiction and competence of the State of U. P. to levy/demand royalty on ordinary earth and other minor minerals which they supply to the Government Departments and other undertakings pursuant to the contract entered between the parties. We are treating Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 47754 of 2005 as the leading writ petition and, therefore, are giving its facts for proper appreciation of the issues involved in these writ petitions.

( 2 ) THE petitioner in the writ petition, M/s J. K. Constructions Engineers and Contractor, Hyderabad, is a partnership firm and is engaged in Kailash Nath and another v. State of U. P. and others, AIR 1957 SC 790various works awarded by the Ministry of Railways for construction of broad gauge lines, earth work and embankment. According to the petitioner, while constructing the broad gauge railway lines, it made embankment, platform after doing earth work maintaining level according to the specification of the Engineers of the Railways. The ordinary earth is used for leveling, embankment and also for making heap of earth to cover the shortfall in the surf













































































































Click Here to Read the rest of this document

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
SupremeToday Portrait Ad
supreme today icon
logo-black

An indispensable Tool for Legal Professionals, Endorsed by Various High Court and Judicial Officers

Please visit our Training & Support
Center or Contact Us for assistance

qr

Scan Me!

India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!

For Daily Legal Updates, Join us on :

whatsapp-icon telegram-icon
whatsapp-icon Back to top