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Orissa Forest Produce (Control of Trade) Act, 1981

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UTKAL CONTRACTORS & JOINERY (P) LTD. & ORS.versusSTATE OF ORISSA

1987 INSC 265Dismissed

The petitioners, holders of long‑term licences to collect sal seeds from forest divisions in Orissa, challenged a 1982 State notification that they claimed rescinded their royalty contracts. The Supreme Court had earlier held that the 1981 Forest Produce Act and the notification did not apply to …

UTKAL CONTRACTORS & JOINERY PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. ETC.versusSTATE OF ORISSA & ORS.

1987 INSC 156Appeal(s) allowed

Utkal Contractors & Joinery Pvt. Ltd. and others had licences to collect, purchase and sell sal seeds from Government forests in Orissa, with a stipulation to set up solvent extraction units. The State of Orissa issued a notification under the Orissa Forest Produce (Control of Trade) Act, 1981 in …

STATE OF ORISSA & OTHERSversusTHE TITAGHUR PAPER MILLS COMPANY LTD. & ANR.

1985 INSC 43Disposed off

The State of Orissa issued notifications under the Orissa Sales Tax Act, 1947, imposing a 10% purchase tax on bamboos and standing trees agreed to be severed. Petitioners challenged the validity of these notifications, arguing that the transactions were not sales of goods, that the tax amounted to …