https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169669 The Rajasthan High Court ruled in favor of the applicant, holding that the royalty charges imposed by the State and a contractor were unauthorized and discriminatory. The court found that differential royalty rates based on the destination of stones were unconstitutional and violated the principle of equality under Article 14 of the Constitution. It was determined that only the specified local rate for Singi stones could be charged, prohibiting higher rates. The State was ordered to bear the applicant's costs, emphasizing the illegality of attempting to levy export duty disguised as royalty. en-us Tue, 06 Mar 1956 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:54:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169669 The Rajasthan High Court ruled in favor of the applicant, holding that the royalty charges imposed by the State and a contractor were unauthorized and discriminatory. The court found that differential royalty rates based on the destination of stones were unconstitutional and violated the principle of equality under Article 14 of the Constitution. It was determined that only the specified local rate for Singi stones could be charged, prohibiting higher rates. The State was ordered to bear the applicant's costs, emphasizing the illegality of attempting to levy export duty disguised as royalty. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Mar 1956 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169669