Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act Archives

Eviction proceedings before Inquiry Officer

Inquiry Officer can continue Eviction proceedings by upholding natural justice principles in absence of regulations under Section 105H of MMC Act: SC

In the impugned decision, the High Court framed points for the Inquiry Officer to determine the matter and laid down the procedure, the Court held that the High Court overstepped its limits and took unto itself a duty which the Act entrusts the statutory authority to exercise.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Right of dead to receive decent, respectful last rites’; Bombay HC orders Commissioner, Municipal Corpn. to issue directions to find plots of land to be used as burial grounds

For the Municipal Corporation, providing adequate place for burial of the dead is their statutory duty and obligation, thus, the authorities cannot shirk their shoulders away from such statutory responsibility.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Property Tax under MMC Act: Future prospects of land/building not to be considered for determining capital value; Only present physical attributes relevant: SC

Supreme Court: In a case challenging the validity of computation and levy of property tax based on capital value system under the