Supreme Court of India

Municlpal Board, Hapur v. Raghuvendra Krlpal and Others

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Reported as [1966] 1 S.C.R. 950
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 23 September 1965

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What the Court ordered

In the result we are 'of opinion that the judgment of the High Court under appeal must be set aside.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

U.P. Municipalities Act (2 of 1916). ss. 131 to 135-Sections 131 to 134 whether mandatory-Section 135(3) whether ultra vires-Whether suffers from excessive delegation or discrimination-Whether bad as con· Je"ing judicial functions on State Government. The appellant Board passed a special resolution on September 28, 1956, imposwg water-tax in Hapur and a notification by the Uttar Pradesh Gov­ ernment was published in the Uttar Pradesh Gazelle under s. 135(2) of the U.P. Municipalities Act (2 of 1916) notifying the resolution. Fifteen house-owners of llapur "·ho received notices from the

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