https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172697 A writ petition remained maintainable despite an alternative statutory remedy where the levy was alleged to be without authority and the dispute did not arise from assessment under the municipal statute. On octroi, articles belonging to the Union of India were exempt under the relevant schedule, read with Article 285 of the Constitution; ownership had passed to the Union before the goods entered municipal limits, so the levy lacked legal foundation. The impugned orders were quashed, and refund was allowed with consequential interest if payment was not made within the stipulated time. en-us Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:44:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172697 A writ petition remained maintainable despite an alternative statutory remedy where the levy was alleged to be without authority and the dispute did not arise from assessment under the municipal statute. On octroi, articles belonging to the Union of India were exempt under the relevant schedule, read with Article 285 of the Constitution; ownership had passed to the Union before the goods entered municipal limits, so the levy lacked legal foundation. The impugned orders were quashed, and refund was allowed with consequential interest if payment was not made within the stipulated time. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172697