Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 273 · Decided 16 February 1996
Union of India and ANR. v. Ranchi Municipal CORPN. Ranchi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 273 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 761
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3646/1996
- Decided
- 16 February 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 11; Constitution Article 285
Headnote
B Constitution of India, 1950/Railways Act: A1t. 285/ 135-Municipalit:y demanding payment of se1vice charges from Railway-Held : It is ultra vires the power of the Municipality to demand C se1vice charges from Railways-S. 135 of Railways Act subject to the provisions of Alt, 285. Code of Civil res D judicata for deciding the controversy-More so when the recuning liability is ultra vires the power. Union of India v. Puma Municipal Counsel & Ors., [1992] 1SCC100, relied on. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Civil Appeal No. 3646 of 1996. . From the Judgment and Order dated 15.5.95 of
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