Supreme Court of India

Municipal Commitiee, Patiala v. Model Town Residents Asson. & Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 8 S.C.R. 719
Bench S.H. Kapadia and B. Sudershan Reddy JJ.
Decided 1 August 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Legislature has given a great amount of leeway in the matter of taxation.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Punjab Municipal Act, 191/ as amended by Act I/ of 1994; Ss. 3(1), 3(8aa) and 68/Land Acquisition Act, 1894; S.23/Registration Act, 19081 Constitution of India, 1950; Articles 14 and 226: c Levy of house-tax-Amendment made in Section 3 of the Act-As per amended provisions, house-tax leviable at different rates on the same property when used by the owner and the tenant and market value of the property could be determined without providing any guidelines-Amended provisions of Law-Constitutionality of-Held: 'Rate' in the context of levy of house-tax means a tax on annual value/rateable value of

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