District Mining Officer v. Tata Iron and Steel Co.

7 SCC 358Reported decision2001#1804 most cited

What is District Mining Officer v. Tata Iron and Steel Co. authority for?

A tax cannot be collected or recovered if the law does not provide a machinery for its collection and recovery. If a statutory provision has multiple interpretations, the court must choose the one that reflects the legislature's true intention.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,339 Indian tax judgments — from 2015 to 2021.

Also referred to as

District Mining Officer v. Tata Iron and Steel Co. · (2001) 7 SCC 358 · no machinery for collection and recovery of tax · tax cannot be collected · interpretation of statute · intention of legislature

Judgments citing District Mining Officer v. Tata Iron and Steel Co.

District Mining Officer v. Tata Iron and Steel Co. (7 SCC 358) — Cited in 63 Judgments | BharatTax