Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 200 · Decided 22 March 1995
The Cantonment Board, Secunderabad v. G. Venketram Reddy and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 200 · [1995] 2 S.C.R. 938
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 774/1986
- Decided
- 22 March 1995
- Bench
- R.M. SAHAI, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Cantonment Act, 1924: S.6o-Municipal Corporation established under the Act-Whether C comes within the purview of 'any Municipalitj in the State'-Whether could exercise power to levy octroi-Held: Yes. Constitution of Indi4, 1950: Articles 243 P, 243-Q-Meaning of 'Municipalities'-Expression D Corporation. The jurisdiction and power of the Cantonment Board of Secunderabad to levy and collect octroi was challenged before the High Court, and the Single Judge upheld the challenge as there was no E machinery provided for the assessment of octroi. It was held that the provision for appeal
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