https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169483 The Court reaffirmed that a municipal charging power for water charges extends only to water actually supplied and consumed, and that any levy must rest on measurement or sound estimation backed by proper guidelines; it found no compelling reason to reopen the earlier interpretation. It also held that refund claims after invalidation of a levy cannot be pursued indefinitely, and that restitution must be sought within a reasonable time. Applying laches and limitation principles, the Court upheld rejection of the stale refund claim, while distinguishing cases of pure illegality and noting the equitable concerns where the burden may have been passed on to consumers. en-us Fri, 27 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169483 The Court reaffirmed that a municipal charging power for water charges extends only to water actually supplied and consumed, and that any levy must rest on measurement or sound estimation backed by proper guidelines; it found no compelling reason to reopen the earlier interpretation. It also held that refund claims after invalidation of a levy cannot be pursued indefinitely, and that restitution must be sought within a reasonable time. Applying laches and limitation principles, the Court upheld rejection of the stale refund claim, while distinguishing cases of pure illegality and noting the equitable concerns where the burden may have been passed on to consumers. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169483