Madhya Pradesh High Court quashes Khandwa Municipal Corporation's notice threatening attachment and auction of shops, holding that property cannot be auctioned to recover property tax.
Read Full ArticleKerala High Court rules that municipalities cannot insist on penal interest for entertaining tax appeals; only the tax amount under Section 509(11) is required.
Supreme Court upholds municipal autonomy to revise property tax rates, ruling that courts cannot interfere in policy decisions absent arbitrariness or illegality.
Kerala High Court upholds reassessment of building tax for increased plinth area, holding that Section 5(4) permits fresh assessment with credit for tax already paid.
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