Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 32 · Decided 22 February 1973
Union of India Owner of the Eastern Railway v. The Commissioner of Sahibganj Municipality
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 32 · [1973] 3 S.C.R. 541
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2304/1968
- Decided
- 22 February 1973
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, A.N. RAY, D.G. PALEKAR, S.N. DWIVEDI, A.K. MUKHERJEA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 285
Headnote
The Railways (Local Authorities Taxation) Act, 1941. Ss. 3 and 4--Scope of-Liabii!ity ·of Railway Administrc.:tion to pa,v nuuzicipa/ tox with respect to their buildings under s. 154, Goi•enunent o/ India :Act, 1935, and Art. 285 of the of the Indian Railways Act, 1890, the G,ovcrnor General in Council issued '3. notification dated 24 August, 1911. declar­ ing that the administration of the East India!O' Rail"'!ay shall be liable to pay in aid of the funds of the local authorities s-et out in the Schedule thereto the
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