https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190874 Municipal service charges could not be enforced against the Union of India for railway property because the statutory basis was subordinate to the constitutional immunity under Article 285, and the supposed contractual arrangement was only temporary and did not authorise recovery. The demand was therefore ultra vires and unenforceable. A prior summary dismissal of an earlier challenge, being based on delay and not on a merits adjudication, did not operate as res judicata, especially where the liability was recurring. The Union's writ relief was accordingly granted. en-us Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 17:22:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190874 Municipal service charges could not be enforced against the Union of India for railway property because the statutory basis was subordinate to the constitutional immunity under Article 285, and the supposed contractual arrangement was only temporary and did not authorise recovery. The demand was therefore ultra vires and unenforceable. A prior summary dismissal of an earlier challenge, being based on delay and not on a merits adjudication, did not operate as res judicata, especially where the liability was recurring. The Union's writ relief was accordingly granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190874