Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 158 · Decided 8 September 1978
Union of India v. City Municipal Council, Bellary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 158 · [1979] 1 S.C.R. 573
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2635/1969
- Decided
- 8 September 1978
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, R.S. SARKARIA, N.L. UNTWALIA, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, A.P. SEN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 285, 228, 372
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950--Article 285~cope of "that StaLe" and 'that tax' meaning of-Bellary Municipal Council levied tax on railway property­ Railway then owned by a private company--On nationaliJotion railway proptrty became government property--Bcllary District which was A-fadras tran~ferred to }.{ysol'l: in 1953-MunLcipal Council, if could continue. A B · to levy tax on government owned property under Art. 285(1)-No law pa1sed C by Partiament similar to the R•ilways (Locat Authorities Taxation.) A.ct, 1941 affecting exemption Of property of Union
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