Supreme Court of India

Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. v. M.c.d and Anr.

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 666
Bench B.N. Kirpal, U.C. Banerjee and Brijesh Kumar JJ.
Decided 13 December 2000
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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, this appeal is allowed and the judgment of the High Court and the order of assessment are set aside.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Municipalities: Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957: Ss. 119 and l 20(i)-Property tax-Land belonging to Union of India­ Given to Housing and Urban Development Corporation on l. l l.1990-Lease deed er:ecuted on 4. 7.1997-Municipal Corporation making assessment for the period 2.7.1990 to 31.3.1995-Held, land being the property of Union of India and as such exempt from tax by virtue of s. 119(/)-Even uls 120(/) no tax would have been levied on Housing Corporation in respect of the said land prior to the same being let out in 1997-Expression "'any other person" u!s 119(2) would refer only to

Where later benches applied it

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