Supreme Court of India

Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Delhi Urban House Owners Welfare Assn.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 418
Bench S.C. Agra Wal and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 3 October 1997

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the Explanation to Bye-Law 3(i)(a) of the R.V. Bye Laws does not suffer from the vice of any invalidity and we accordingly set E ::tside ihe conclEsion of the High Court on this score and hold that the said provision is a valid piece of legislation.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 : Section 135-Delhi Municipal Corporation (Determination of Rateable Valuation) Bye-Laws 1994-Explanation to Bye-Law 3(i)(a)-Municipal Tax-Determination of rateable value of land or building assessable to-­ Procedure-Provision in the Expln. to Bye-Law 3(i)(a) for determination of the prevalent rent by a Panel of Assessors to be appointed by the Commissioner, held not repugnant to Sec. 135 of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act and stand to be a valid legislation. Section 131-Delhi Municipal Corporation (Property Tax Return) Bye Laws, 1994, Bye-law 8-Penalty

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