Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 615 · Decided 14 September 2006
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Rishi Raj Jain and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 615 · [2006] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 201
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4125/2006
- Decided
- 14 September 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Municipal Laws-Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957-Section I I 5-Dwelling house on agricultural /and-Land not being used for agricultural purposes-Levy of General Tax u/S. I I 5-Extent of land exigible C to tax-Held: Only the extent of land, on which the dwelling house has been constructed, would be exigible to General Tax, Interpretation of statutes-Judicial review-Superior courts can interpret a statute-But cannot issue guidelines contrary to provisions of the D statute or rules fi·amed thereunder. Respondent had constructed a dwelling house on his farmhouse. The
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