S.N.Thyagarajan
Article 39 (b) and its likely bearing on the wealth redistribution debate
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court on April 23 commenced the hearing of a bunch of decades-old petitions that raise the question on the scope of the words ‘material resources of the community’.The court has set out to decide whether these words used...
5 months ago
Why did SC's 9-judge bench hold that states have the power to levy tax on mineral extraction?
On July 31, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court (SC) will decide whether its judgment holding that states have the power to impose tax on mineral extraction will be applicable prospectively or retrospectively.After the judgment was pronounced on July...
2 months ago
SC to decide applicability of its judgment upholding state's power to levy tax on mineral extraction
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court on July 31 reserved its verdict on whether its judgment holding that states have the power to impose tax on mineral extraction will be applicable prospectively or retrospectively.During the course of the hearing, So...
2 months ago