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| HC dismisses 8 petitions of mobile companies | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 6: High court judge, Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar today dismissed all the eight writ petitions filed by mobile companies engaged in providing cellphone services to the people.
The petitions were filed by VIOM Network Limited, TATA Tele Services Ltd, Idea Cellular Ltd, Bharti Infatel Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Dishnet Wireless Ltd, Reliance Communication Ltd and Bharti Tele-media Ltd.
In their petitions, these companies had challenged the entry tax which they had to pay after they enter the state.
Justice Hussain said the amount collected in reservoir of the state was being spent on the welfare programmes benefiting the people. The non-payment of tax had affected the people, he observed." Compensating the people in absolute terms may not be possible. The petitioners by investing the tax money in business activities have benefited themselves at the cost of public welfare and common good. In order to inculcate respect for laws, the petitioners are saddled with costs of Rs 10 lakh each and each writ petitioner shall have to pay this amount to state of Jammu & Kashmir," he directed.
It is worthwhile to mention here that these eight companies had not paid entry tax since 2006 to ending November, 2011, amounting to 459.13 cr. |
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