Supreme Court of India

Martin Burn Ltd. v. The Corporation of Calcutta

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Reported as [1966] 1 S.C.R. 543
Bench A. K. Sarkar, Raghubar Dayal and V. Ramaswami JJ.
Decided 19 August 1965

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What the Court ordered

In the result we allow these appeals, set aside the judgment of the High Court in so far as the orders for remand are concerned and restore the judgment of the Court of Small Causes.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923-Valuation of premises wrongly made under s. 127(b) instead of s. 127(a)-/n appeal High Court remanding care for valuation by lower court-If remand valid-Whether case one of cancellation within s. 131 (2)(b) or of revision within ss. 147 & 164. The annual value of certain premises occupied by the appellant was ascertained by the methods prescribed in cl. (b) of s. 127 of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923, with a view to asses.. the municipal rates payable in IllSpeCt of the premises. The appellant lodged objections under s. 139 claiming, Inter a/la, that the basis

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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