Vijay Narayan Thatte v. State of Maharashtra

9 SCC 92Reported decision2009#1707 most cited

What is Vijay Narayan Thatte v. State of Maharashtra authority for?

When a statute is couched in negative language, its requirements are ordinarily regarded as peremptory and mandatory. This principle mandates strict construction of taxing statutes, particularly in not permitting the lifting of limitation bars.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2015 to 2024.

Also referred to as

Vijay Narayan Thatte v. State of Maharashtra · 9 SCC 92 · mandatory vs directory · negative language · statutory interpretation · strict construction · taxing statute · limitation · section 153B · section 154

Issues it is cited on

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