2003 (11) TMI 66

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..... allenged, notice to the Attorney General of India. The petitioners have challenged the constitutional validity of the National Tax Tribunal Ordinance, 2003 (3 of 2003) on October 16, 2003, on the grounds, amongst others, that unusual and exceptional circumstances did not exist for issuance of the Ordinance, when Parliament is likely to meet in the first week of December, 2003. On the merits, it i .....

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..... antial questions of law can be decided by a court of law and not by the Tribunal is also under challenge in these petitions. Finally, Shri Mihir Thakore places before us the order of the Division Bench of the High Court of Orissa dated November 12, 2003, whereby the respondents have been restrained not to issue any notification as contemplated by or under section 3 of the Ordinance. Looking to th .....

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