Appeals from the judgment and orders dated August 31, 1965 of the Kerala High Court in Writ Appeals Nos.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeals Nos.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Shah, J. In a group of petitions presented before the High Court of Kerala the appellants challenged the validity of the levy of timber tax by the Corporation of Calicut on the grounds, inter alia, that the State Legislature is incompetent to impose that tax under the Kerala Act 30 of 1961.
1 in all the appeals .
Govindan Nair, J., declared that the Legislature was incompetent to enact s. 126 of the Calicut City Municipal Act, 1961 30 of 1961 .
1079 to 1086 and 1088 to 1099 of 1966.
R. Gokhale, B. Datta, 1 B. Dadachanji and O.C. Mathur, for the appellants in all the appeals .
134 of 1964 etc.
K. Daphtary, A. S. Nambiar and Lily Thomas, for respondent No.
The decision of Govindan Nair, J., was reversed in appeal by a Division Bench of the High Court and the petitions were dismissed.
P. Singh and M.R.K. Pillai, for respondent No.
2 in all the appeals .
