Bombay High Court says “production exceeding average shall be liable for licence fees as per the prescribed rate per case considering overall production” — Court strikes down discriminatory slab-wise fee calculation and holds that all manufacturers producing above 10 lakh cases must be uniformly charged at the rate applicable to their overall production

Bombay High Court says “production exceeding average shall be liable for licence fees as per the prescribed rate per case considering overall production” — Court strikes down discriminatory slab-wise fee calculation and holds that all manufacturers producing above 10 lakh cases must be uniformly charged at the rate applicable to their overall production

Court's decision The Bombay High Court quashed the State’s order demanding additional licence fees from the Petitioner by applying a slab-wise calculation system. The Court held that the Notification governing…