BRITISH INDIA CORPORATION LTD. versus COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE

BRITISH INDIA CORPORATION LTD. versus COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE

Item 17 of the Schedule to the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, is based upon a reasonable classification and is validly enacted. The attack under Articles 14, 19, and 31 fails as the law is valid and the differentiation between larger and smaller manufacturers is justifiable.

Parties
Petitioner: British India Corporation Ltd.; Respondent: Collector of Central Excise
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
20 August 1962
Procedural Posture
Petition Under Article 32 of the Constitution / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Excise Duty, Discrimination Under Article 14, Classification for Taxation, Calculation of Ad Valorem Duty
Constitutional Law Taxation Law Excise Duty Discrimination Under Article 14 Classification for Taxation Calculation of Ad Valorem Duty

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Parties

British India Corporation Ltd.

Petitioner

Collector of Central Excise

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Petition Under Article 32 of the Constitution / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the imposition of excise duty on footwear produced in factories employing 50 or more workers and using power exceeding 2 H.P. violates Article 14 of the Constitution
  2. 2 Whether calculation of ad valorem excise duty should include freight, packing and distribution charges
  3. 3 Whether collection of excise duty prior to enactment of Finance Act, 1954 was illegal

Ratio Decidendi

Item 17 of the Schedule to the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, is based upon a reasonable classification and is validly enacted. The attack under Articles 14, 19, and 31 fails as the law is valid and the differentiation between larger and smaller manufacturers is justifiable.

Court Disposition

petition dismissed

Orders

  • Petition dismissed with costs.