https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173956 The Railway Rates Tribunal's jurisdiction was confined to complaints that a railway administration "is charging" or "is levying" an unreasonable rate or charge, which was read as a present and prospective demand rather than past charges already collected. On that construction, the Tribunal could determine reasonableness and fix a reasonable rate, but could not reopen completed transactions made before the complaint. The same reasoning meant it had no power to order refund of excess amounts collected, as neither the relevant provisions nor the general scheme of the Act expressly or by necessary implication authorised retrospective repayment. en-us Mon, 23 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:30:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173956 The Railway Rates Tribunal's jurisdiction was confined to complaints that a railway administration "is charging" or "is levying" an unreasonable rate or charge, which was read as a present and prospective demand rather than past charges already collected. On that construction, the Tribunal could determine reasonableness and fix a reasonable rate, but could not reopen completed transactions made before the complaint. The same reasoning meant it had no power to order refund of excess amounts collected, as neither the relevant provisions nor the general scheme of the Act expressly or by necessary implication authorised retrospective repayment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173956