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A. N. GROVER, G. K. MITTER, J. C. SHAH, M. HIDAYATULLAH, V. RAMASWAMI
Assistant Commissioner Of Urban Land Tax – Appellant
Versus
Buckingham And Garnatic Company LTD. – Respondent
Judgment
RAMASWAMI, J.: In these appeals which have hard together a common question of law arises for determination, namely, whether the Madras Urban Land Tax Act, 1966 (12 of 1966) is constitutionally valid.
2. In 1963 the Madras Legislature enacted the Madras Urban Land Tax Act, 1963 which came into force in the city of Madras on the 1st of July, 1963. In the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the 1963 Act it was stated that the Taxation Enquiry Commission and the Planning Commission were suggesting the need for imposing a suitable levy on lands put to non-agricultural use in urban areas. The State Government, after examining the report of the Special Officer, decided to levy a tax on urban land on the basis of market value of the land at the rate of 0.4 per cent on such market value. Section 3 of the Act of 1963 (which will be referred to as the old Act) provided that there shall be levied and collected for every fasli year commencing from the date of the commencement of the Act, a tax on urban land from every owner of urban land at the rate of 0.4 per cent of the average market value of the urban land in a sub-zone as determined under sub-section (2) of Section 6. Section 7 prov
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