Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision Quashing Labour Cess Demand Under Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act, 1996. The Court held that the cess demand was invalid as the contract work did not constitute 'building or other construction work' under Section 2(1)(d) of the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, and the levy under Sections 3(1) and (2) of the Cess Act was not applicable.
12 May 2021The Supreme Court of India, in a civil appellate jurisdiction, addressed a special leave petition under Article 136 of the Constitution of India. The ...
