https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192816 A writ petition challenging a property tax assessment was not barred merely because an alternate statutory appeal existed, since the dispute raised a serious question of law affecting multiple assessments and fell within the recognised exception to the alternate-remedy rule; the petition was therefore maintainable. For valuation of hotel premises, annual rateable value had to be determined by applying the standard-rent principles under Section 6 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. Resort to Chapter V and Section 9(4) was impermissible unless standard rent could genuinely not be determined on those principles. The assessment was unsustainable, and fresh assessment was directed under the correct legal framework. en-us Mon, 01 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:29:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192816 A writ petition challenging a property tax assessment was not barred merely because an alternate statutory appeal existed, since the dispute raised a serious question of law affecting multiple assessments and fell within the recognised exception to the alternate-remedy rule; the petition was therefore maintainable. For valuation of hotel premises, annual rateable value had to be determined by applying the standard-rent principles under Section 6 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. Resort to Chapter V and Section 9(4) was impermissible unless standard rent could genuinely not be determined on those principles. The assessment was unsustainable, and fresh assessment was directed under the correct legal framework. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192816