Supreme Court of India

Basudev Hazra v. Matiar Rahaman Mandal

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Reported as [1971] 3 S.C.R. 478
Bench P. Jaganmohan Reddy and I. D. Dua JJ.
Decided 21 January 1971

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From the headnote

Bengal Ferries Act; 1886, s. 24--Scope of-If lessee in respect of tofls cmt be penalised even where he levies toll when person does not usev ferry but river-bed-Or when he levies charge in excess of prescribed rate. The appellant was a leaseholder in respect of tolls of a public feay crossing the river Damodar. The respondent filed a complaint against him alleging that the appellant used to realise illegally 20 np per cart from the ·cultivators who used to drive their carts across the dry bed of the river. After hearing .of the respondent's complaint on November 29, 1964 the appellant

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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