https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164676 Under the Bengal Municipal Act, a penal liability for non-removal of an encroachment notice arose only after expiry of the time allowed for compliance, not on the date of the notice itself. The Supreme Court also held that the phrase "six months" in the limitation provision meant six calendar months, as the general clauses definition of a month controlled computation. Applying these principles, the prosecution was treated as within limitation, the High Court's dismissal of the complaint was set aside, and the matter was remitted for disposal according to law. en-us Wed, 13 Sep 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164676 Under the Bengal Municipal Act, a penal liability for non-removal of an encroachment notice arose only after expiry of the time allowed for compliance, not on the date of the notice itself. The Supreme Court also held that the phrase "six months" in the limitation provision meant six calendar months, as the general clauses definition of a month controlled computation. Applying these principles, the prosecution was treated as within limitation, the High Court's dismissal of the complaint was set aside, and the matter was remitted for disposal according to law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Sep 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164676