MC DOWELL & COMPANY LIMITED v. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER

Citation: [1985] 3 S.C.R. 791

Court: Supreme Court of India

Bench: Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, D.A. DESAI, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, RANGANATH MISRA

Case summary

It does not necessitate the overruling of any earlier decisions of this House ; but it does involve recognising that Lord Hamlin's oft-quoted dictum in ! Should it be allowed to rear its head in India?

Judgment text

It does not necessitate the overruling of any earlier decisions of this House ; but it does involve recognising that Lord Hamlin's oft-quoted dictum in ! Should it be allowed to rear its head in India?