https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40340 The court held that the State of Uttar Pradesh's directive to deduct 5 percent from government advertisement payments to fund retiral benefits for working journalists was beyond its legislative competence. The court emphasized that the State lacked the authority to issue such orders under Article 162 of the Constitution and that the impugned orders were ultra vires Article 14, violating the equality doctrine. Consequently, the court declared the orders unconstitutional and void, allowing the writ petition without costs. en-us Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40340 The court held that the State of Uttar Pradesh's directive to deduct 5 percent from government advertisement payments to fund retiral benefits for working journalists was beyond its legislative competence. The court emphasized that the State lacked the authority to issue such orders under Article 162 of the Constitution and that the impugned orders were ultra vires Article 14, violating the equality doctrine. Consequently, the court declared the orders unconstitutional and void, allowing the writ petition without costs. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40340