Supreme Court of India

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar v. The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Amritsar Division and Another

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 913
Bench S.N. Variava and H.K. Sema JJ.
Decided 21 January 2004

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the appeal is devoid of merits and it is accordingly dismissed with no order as to costs.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Article 285(1)--Demand of service charge- By Municipal Corporation-From Department of Union Government-Demand c made on the hasis of circulars issued by Union Government-No provision under Municipal Corporation Act for levying service charges-Propriety of demand-Held: The demand is violative of Article 285(/)--The Corporation was demanding tax in the garb of service charge-The circulars issued by Union Government being administrative in nature cannot override constitutional provision. "' Appellant-Corporation issued notices to the respondent-Department ~ for

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