Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 229 · Decided 26 October 1970
Municipal Board, Nainital & ANR. v. Brij Mohan Chandra & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 229 · [1971] 2 S.C.R. 700
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 134/1968
- Decided
- 26 October 1970
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA, I.D. DUA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 190(1)(c), 561A; Constitution
Headnote
B U.P. Municipuliries Act JI of 1916, s. 128(1)-/f (IU/horise.1• <·ol/ection of a to/l-1ax levi~d on vehicle.~ fron1 pa.~sengers travelling in ti vehicle. While the first respondent was travelling by a U.P. GovernJ11cnt Road· ways bus from Bhowali to N.ainital in May 1967, declined to pay. The Executive Officer, Municipal Board, Nainital, th~reupon filed a complaint against him under s. 190(1) (c) Cr.P.C., for breach of rule 1 of the Rules made under s. 153(a) of the U .. P. Municipalities Act. 1916. The first respondenfs contention was that tile levy of toll-tax by
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