Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Profession Tax on Defence Civilians — Amendment Excluding Them from Exemption Upheld as Constitutional. The court held that the classification between Armed Forces personnel and civilian employees under Section 27A(a) of the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Traders, Callings and Employment Act, 1975 is based on an intelligible differentia and does not violate Article 14 of the Constitution.
7 Jul 2006The petitioners, civilian employees working in the Defence Department of the Union of India, filed writ petitions challenging the action of the State ...
